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 on September 24, 2026.
Brooke County, West Virginia, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Brooke 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Brooke County public records, Brooke County arrest records, Brooke County warrants, Brooke County inmate search, Brooke County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Brooke County
Court cases from Brooke County are filed in the Brooke 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.
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 Brooke County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at brookecountywv.gov/government/county_clerk/document_inquiry_system.php, phone 304-737-3661, 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 Brooke County
Together, the three agencies in Brooke County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,351 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Brooke County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at brookecountywv.gov/government/prosecuting_attorney.php, phone (304) 737-3660, 620 Main Street, Suite 106 Wellsburg, WV 26070, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM, 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 Brooke County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Brooke County criminal records, Brooke County divorce records, Brooke County traffic tickets, Brooke County DUI and Brooke County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Brooke County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Brooke County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Brooke County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Brooke, Circuit Court (courtswv.gov)
- Magistrate Case Record Search (mcrsearch.courtswv.gov)
- West Virginia Court Records Access (courtswv.gov)
Cities in Brooke County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Brooke County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Follansbee, Wellsburg, Bethany, Beech Bottom and Windsor Heights.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Brooke County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at brookecountywv.gov, phone 304-737-3661.
Which court hears felonies in Brooke County?
The Brooke 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 Brooke County?
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 Brooke 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.