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 on September 24, 2026.
Greenville County, South Carolina, has about 571,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Greenville County Circuit Court and the Magistrate Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of Court, 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: Greenville County public records, Greenville County arrest records, Greenville County warrants, Greenville County inmate search, Greenville County criminal records, South Carolina arrest records and South Carolina inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Greenville County
Court cases from Greenville County are filed in the Greenville County Circuit Court, which hears felonies in the Court of General Sessions and civil cases over $7,500 in the Court of Common Pleas.
Below it, the Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Family Court, and the file stays with the Family Court clerk.
The Clerk of Court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Greenville County
For Greenville County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at greenvillecounty.org/ClerkOfCourt/CopiesOfRecords.aspx (page title: County of Greenville, SC), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
South Carolina has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The South Carolina court page SearchSystems verified is at sccourts.org/case-records-search.
What Reaches the Court from Greenville County
Together, the seven agencies in Greenville County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,924 arrests to the FBI that year; the Solicitor decides which of those arrests become cases in the Greenville County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Solicitor's page SearchSystems verified is at greenvillecounty.org/Solicitor (page title: County of Greenville, SC), phone 864-467-8647, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Greenville County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Greenville County criminal records, Greenville County divorce records, Greenville County traffic tickets, Greenville County DUI and Greenville County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Greenville County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Greenville County and South Carolina. These court pages from its Greenville County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- County of Greenville, SC (greenvillecounty.org)
- The South Carolina Judicial Branch (sccourts.org)
Cities in Greenville County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Greenville County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Greenville County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Mauldin (29,746)
- Simpsonville (28,078)
- Fountain Inn (13,786)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Greenville County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at greenvillecounty.org.
Which court hears felonies in Greenville County?
The Greenville County Circuit Court, which hears felonies in the Court of General Sessions and civil cases over $7,500 in the Court of Common Pleas. The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $7,500.
Who keeps the court records in Greenville County?
The Clerk of Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in South Carolina?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Greenville 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.