Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 11, 2026.
Buckhannon, West Virginia, in Upshur County, has about 5,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Upshur County Circuit Court and the Magistrate Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit 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: Buckhannon public records, Upshur County court records, Buckhannon arrest records, Buckhannon warrants, Buckhannon inmate search, Buckhannon criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Buckhannon
In Buckhannon, the Upshur County Circuit Court hears felonies, the larger civil cases and juvenile matters.
The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Family Court, and the file stays with the Family Court clerk.
The Circuit 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 West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Buckhannon
For Upshur County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at upshurcounty.org/departments/circuit_clerk/index.php (page title: Circuit Clerk), phone (304) 472-2370, 38 West Main Street, Buckhannon, WV 26201, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
West Virginia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The West Virginia court page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/lower-courts/magistrate-courts/magistrate-record-search.
What Reaches the Court from Buckhannon
Together, the two agencies in Upshur County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 367 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Upshur County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at upshurcounty.org/departments/prosecuting_attorney_s_office/index.php (page title: Prosecuting Attorney's Office), phone (304) 472-9699, 38 West Main Street, Room 202 Buckhannon, WV 26201, 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 West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Buckhannon guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Buckhannon criminal records, Buckhannon divorce records, Buckhannon traffic tickets, Buckhannon DUI and Buckhannon property records.
More Official Court Pages for Upshur County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Upshur County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Upshur County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Magistrate Case Record Search (mcrsearch.courtswv.gov)
- Upshur, Circuit Court (courtswv.gov)
- West Virginia Court Records Access (courtswv.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Buckhannon?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at upshurcounty.org, phone (304) 472-2370.
Which court hears felonies in Buckhannon?
The Upshur County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, the larger civil cases and juvenile matters. The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000.
Who keeps the court records in Buckhannon?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in West Virginia?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Buckhannon website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.