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 September 24, 2026.
Charles City, Virginia, has about 6,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Charles City 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Charles City public records, Charles City arrest records, Charles City warrants, Charles City inmate search, Charles City criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Charles City
Court cases from Charles City are filed in the Charles City 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.
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 Charles City
For Charles City, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the city at charlescityva.us/216/Clerk-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk Circuit Court | Charles City County, VA), phone 804-652-2105, 10780, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 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 Charles City
The Charles City County Sheriff's Office reported 63 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Charles City Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at charlescityva.us/153/The-Commonwealths-Attorney (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney | Charles City County, VA), phone 804-652-2178, 10780, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Charles City guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Charles City criminal records, Charles City divorce records, Charles City DUI and Charles City property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Charles City?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the city is at charlescityva.us/216/Clerk-Circuit-Court, phone 804-652-2105. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Charles City?
The Charles City 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 Charles City?
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 Charles City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.