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 24, 2026.
Prince Edward County, Virginia, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Prince Edward 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: Prince Edward County public records, Prince Edward County arrest records, Prince Edward County warrants, Prince Edward County inmate search, Prince Edward County criminal records, Virginia arrest records and Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Prince Edward County
Court cases from Prince Edward County are filed in the Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County
For Prince Edward County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at vacourts.gov/courts/circuit/prince_edward/home (page title: Prince Edward Circuit Court | Virginia Court System), phone (434) 392-5145, 304 North Main Street Farmville, VA 23901-0304, 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 Prince Edward County
Together, the two agencies in Prince Edward County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 379 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Prince Edward Circuit Court or the General District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.prince-edward.va.us/Departments/Courts-System/Commonwealths-Atto... (page title: Commonwealth's Attorney Prince Edward County), phone (434) 392-1902, 9700 Location 111 South Street, 2nd Floor Farmville, VA 23901, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Prince Edward County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Prince Edward County criminal records, Prince Edward County divorce records, Prince Edward County traffic tickets, Prince Edward County DUI and Prince Edward County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Prince Edward County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Prince Edward County and Virginia. These court pages from its Prince Edward 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)
- Prince Edward County Circuit Court Juror Portal (eapps.courts.state.va.us)
Cities in Prince Edward County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Prince Edward Circuit Court or the General District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Prince Edward County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Farmville (7,578)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Prince Edward County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vacourts.gov, phone (434) 392-5145. Statewide, Online Case Information System is the Virginia courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Prince Edward County?
The Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward 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.