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.
Fauquier County, Virginia, has about 76,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Fauquier 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: Fauquier County public records, Fauquier County arrest records, Fauquier County warrants, Fauquier County criminal records, Fauquier County police reports, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Fauquier County
Court cases from Fauquier County are filed in the Fauquier 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 Fauquier County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fauquiercounty.gov/how-do-i/view/my-court-case (page title: My Court Case | Fauquier County, VA), 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 Fauquier County
Together, the two agencies in Fauquier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,122 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Fauquier Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at fauquiercounty.gov/government/departments-a-g/commonwealth-s-attorney (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney | Fauquier County, VA), phone 540-422-8120, Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Fauquier County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Fauquier County criminal records, Fauquier County divorce records, Fauquier County traffic tickets, Fauquier County DUI and Fauquier County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Fauquier County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Fauquier County and Virginia. These court pages from its Fauquier County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- GENERAL DISTRICT COURT ONLINE CASE INFORMATION SYSTEM (eapps.courts.state.va.us)
Cities in Fauquier County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Fauquier Circuit Court or the General District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Fauquier County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Warrenton (10,224)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Fauquier County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at fauquiercounty.gov. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Fauquier County?
The Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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 Fauquier 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.