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 September 30, 2026.
Fairmont, West Virginia, in Marion County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Marion 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: Fairmont public records, Marion County court records, Fairmont arrest records, Fairmont warrants, Fairmont inmate search, Fairmont criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Fairmont
In Fairmont, the Marion 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 Fairmont
For Marion County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/marion_county (page title: Marion County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-367-5395, 219 Adams Street, Room 220 Fairmont, WV 26554, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Fairmont
Together, the five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,032 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Marion County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marioncountywv.com/departments/prosecuting_attorney/index.php (page title: Prosecuting Attorney), phone 304-367-5380, 213 Jackson St, Fairmont, WV 26554, Mon. 8:30am - 4:30pm, 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 Fairmont guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Fairmont criminal records, Fairmont divorce records, Fairmont traffic tickets, Fairmont DUI and Fairmont property records.
More Official Court Pages for Marion County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Marion County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Marion County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Magistrate Case Record Search (mcrsearch.courtswv.gov)
- Marion, Magistrate Court (courtswv.gov)
- West Virginia Court Records Access (courtswv.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Fairmont?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov, phone 304-367-5395.
Which court hears felonies in Fairmont?
The Marion 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 Fairmont?
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 Fairmont 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.