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 9, 2026.
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Pittsylvania 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: Pittsylvania County public records, Pittsylvania County arrest records, Pittsylvania County warrants, Pittsylvania County criminal records, Pittsylvania County police reports, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Pittsylvania County
Court cases from Pittsylvania County are filed in the Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/m/directory/department?did=32 (page title: Staff Directory, Clerk of Circuit Court), phone 434-432-7887, 11 Bank Street, Suite 201 P.O. Box 695 Chatham, VA 24531, Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 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 Pittsylvania County
Together, the three agencies in Pittsylvania County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Pittsylvania Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pittsylvaniacountyva.gov/363/Commonwealths-Attorney (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney | Pittsylvania County, VA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
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 Pittsylvania County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Pittsylvania County criminal records, Pittsylvania County divorce records, Pittsylvania County traffic tickets, Pittsylvania County DUI and Pittsylvania County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Pittsylvania County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pittsylvania County and Virginia. These court pages from its Pittsylvania 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)
- Pittsylvania Circuit Court Juror Portal (eapps.courts.state.va.us)
Cities in Pittsylvania County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Pittsylvania Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Gretna, Hurt and Chatham.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Pittsylvania County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pittsylvaniacountyva.gov, phone 434-432-7887. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Pittsylvania County?
The Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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 Pittsylvania 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.