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 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Nottoway County, Virginia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Nottoway 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Nottoway County public records, Nottoway County arrest records, Nottoway County warrants, Nottoway County inmate search, Nottoway County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Nottoway County
In Nottoway County, the Nottoway 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 Nottoway County
For Nottoway County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at nottoway.org/services/courts/index.php (page title: Welcome to Nottoway County, Virginia), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 Nottoway County
Together, the four agencies in Nottoway County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 344 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Nottoway Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at nottoway.org/constitutional_officers/commonwealth_s_attorney/index.php (page title: Welcome to Nottoway County, Virginia), phone (434) 645-8268, 300 West Courthouse Road, Crewe, VA 23930, 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 Nottoway County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Nottoway County criminal records, Nottoway County divorce records, Nottoway County traffic tickets, Nottoway County DUI and Nottoway County property records.
Cities in Nottoway County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Nottoway Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Blackstone, Crewe and Burkeville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Nottoway County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nottoway.org/services/courts/index.php. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Nottoway County?
The Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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 Nottoway 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.