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 30, 2026.
Madison County, Virginia, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County inmate search, Madison County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Madison County
Court cases from Madison County are filed in the Madison 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 Madison County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at madisonco.virginia.gov/219/Clerk-of-the-Circuit-Court (page title: Clerk of the Circuit Court | Madison County, VA), phone 540-948-6888, 6888 Clerk of the Circuit Court Physical Address 1 Main Street Madison, VA 22727, 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 Madison County
The Madison County Sheriff's Office reported 293 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Madison Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at madisonco.virginia.gov/267/Commonwealths-Attorney (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney | Madison County, VA), phone 540-948-7000, 15 Court Square Madison, VA 22727, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Madison County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Madison County criminal records, Madison County divorce records, Madison County DUI and Madison County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Madison County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Madison County and Virginia. These court pages from its Madison 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)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Madison County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at madisonco.virginia.gov, phone 540-948-6888. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Madison County?
The Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.