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 October 4, 2026.
Lee County, Virginia, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lee 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: Lee County public records, Lee County arrest records, Lee County warrants, Lee County inmate search, Lee County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lee County
Court cases from Lee County are filed in the Lee 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 Lee County
For Lee County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at matrix.leeclerk.org (page title: Lee County Clerk of Courts Records Inquiry), 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 Lee County
Together, the three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 869 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lee Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at leecwa.com (page title: LeeCWA | Lee County Virginia Commonwealths Attorney), phone 276-346-1921, 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 Lee County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lee County criminal records, Lee County divorce records, Lee County traffic tickets, Lee County DUI and Lee County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lee County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lee County and Virginia. These court pages from its Lee 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 Lee County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Lee Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Pennington Gap and Jonesville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Lee County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at matrix.leeclerk.org. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Lee County?
The Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee 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.