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.
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Dinwiddie 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Dinwiddie County public records, Dinwiddie County arrest records, Dinwiddie County warrants, Dinwiddie County inmate search, Dinwiddie County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Dinwiddie County
In Dinwiddie County, the Dinwiddie Circuit Court 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 Dinwiddie County
For Dinwiddie County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at dinwiddieva.us/746/Online-Access-to-Court-FilesAttorney-Acc (page title: Online access to Court Files/Attorney Access | Dinwiddie County, VA), phone 804-469-4540, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Dinwiddie County
The Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office reported 279 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Dinwiddie Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at dinwiddieva.us/252/Commonwealths-Attorney (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney | Dinwiddie County, VA), phone (804) 469-4536, 14008, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Dinwiddie County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Dinwiddie County criminal records, Dinwiddie County divorce records, Dinwiddie County traffic tickets, Dinwiddie County DUI and Dinwiddie County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Dinwiddie County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Dinwiddie County and Virginia. These court pages from its Dinwiddie County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Dinwiddie Circuit Court Juror Portal (eapps.courts.state.va.us)
- GENERAL DISTRICT COURT ONLINE CASE INFORMATION SYSTEM (eapps.courts.state.va.us)
Cities in Dinwiddie County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Dinwiddie Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The one city in the county is McKenney.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Dinwiddie County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dinwiddieva.us, phone 804-469-4540. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Dinwiddie County?
The Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie 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 Dinwiddie 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.