Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
York County, Pennsylvania, has about 471,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the York 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: York County public records, York County arrest records, York County warrants, York County inmate search, York County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from York County
Court cases from York County are filed in the York 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.
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 York County
For York County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at yorkcountypa.gov/167/Court-Related-Offices (page title: Court & Related Offices | York County, PA), phone 717-771-9288, 45 N George Street York, PA 17401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 York County
Together, the 11 agencies in York County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,697 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the York County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at yorkcountypa.gov/m/directory/department?did=95 (page title: Staff Directory, District Attorney's Office), phone 717-771-9600, 45 N George Street 3rd Floor York, PA 17401, 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 York County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: York County criminal records, York County divorce records, York County traffic tickets, York County DUI and York County property records.
More Official Court Pages for York County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for York County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its York County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Magisterial District Judge 19-1-04 Criminal Docket (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Cities in York County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the York County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in York County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in York County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at yorkcountypa.gov/167/Court-Related-Offices, phone 717-771-9288. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in York County?
The York 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 York 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 York 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.