Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 3, 2026.
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas and the Magisterial District Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Wyoming County public records, Wyoming County arrest records, Wyoming County warrants, Wyoming County inmate search, Wyoming County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Wyoming County
Court cases from Wyoming County are filed in the Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Divorces go to the Court of Common Pleas, and the file stays with the Prothonotary.
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Right-to-Know Law.
Looking Up a Case from Wyoming County
For Wyoming County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at wyomingcountypa.gov/courts (page title: Courts | Wyoming County, PA, USA), phone 570-836-3151, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
The Pennsylvania court page SearchSystems verified is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch.
What Reaches the Court from Wyoming County
Together, the three agencies in Wyoming County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 248 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at wyomingcountypa.gov/da (page title: District Attorney | Wyoming County, PA, USA), phone (570) 836-4681, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Wyoming County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Wyoming County criminal records, Wyoming County divorce records, Wyoming County traffic tickets, Wyoming County DUI and Wyoming County property records.
Cities in Wyoming County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Tunkhannock, Factoryville, Nicholson, Laceyville and Meshoppen.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Wyoming County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyomingcountypa.gov/courts, phone 570-836-3151. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Wyoming County?
The Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters. The Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Who keeps the court records in Wyoming County?
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Pennsylvania?
Yes: UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Is this the official Wyoming County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.