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 23, 2026.
Bedford County, Virginia, has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Bedford Circuit Court and the General District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Bedford County public records, Bedford County arrest records, Bedford County warrants, Bedford County inmate search, Bedford County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Bedford County
Court cases from Bedford County are filed in the Bedford Circuit Court, which hears felonies, divorces, the larger civil cases and appeals from the district courts.
Below it, the General District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and smaller civil cases; the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court takes family and juvenile cases.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the Circuit Court Clerk.
The Circuit Court Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Bedford County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vacourts.gov/courts/gd/bedford/home (page title: Bedford General District Court | Virginia Court System), phone (540) 586-7637, 7684 ADDRESS 123 East Main Street, Suite 202 Bedford, VA 24523-2034, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
The Virginia court page SearchSystems verified is at vacourts.gov/caseinfo/home.
What Reaches the Court from Bedford County
Together, the two agencies in Bedford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,576 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Bedford Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at bedfordcountyva.gov/government/departments-offices-a-d/commonwealth... (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney (Criminal Prosecutions) | County of Bedford, Virginia), phone (540) 586-7628, 123 East Main St. Suite 302 Bedford, VA 24523, 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 Bedford County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Bedford County criminal records, Bedford County divorce records, Bedford County DUI and Bedford County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Bedford County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Bedford County and Virginia. These court pages from its Bedford County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Bedford Circuit Court Juror Portal (eapps.courts.state.va.us)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Bedford County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vacourts.gov/courts/gd/bedford/home, phone (540) 586-7637. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Bedford County?
The Bedford Circuit Court, which hears felonies, divorces, the larger civil cases and appeals from the district courts. The General District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and smaller civil cases; the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court takes family and juvenile cases.
Who keeps the court records in Bedford County?
The Circuit Court Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Virginia?
Yes: Online Case Information System, the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Bedford 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.