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.
Hancock County, West Virginia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hancock 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: Hancock County public records, Hancock County arrest records, Hancock County warrants, Hancock County inmate search, Hancock County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Hancock County
Court cases from Hancock County are filed in the Hancock 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 Hancock County
For Hancock County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/hancock_county (page title: Hancock County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-564-3311, 102 Court Street New Cumberland, WV 26047, 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 Hancock County
Together, the three agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 1,361 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hancock County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hancockcountywv.org/prosec.html (page title: Prosecutors Office Home), phone (304) 564-3933, 1114 Ridge Avenue New Cumberland WV 26047, Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Hancock County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Hancock County criminal records, Hancock County divorce records, Hancock County traffic tickets, Hancock County DUI and Hancock County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Hancock County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hancock County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Hancock County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Hancock, Magistrate Court (courtswv.gov)
Cities in Hancock County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Hancock County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Hancock County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Weirton (18,317)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Hancock County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov, phone 304-564-3311.
Which court hears felonies in Hancock County?
The Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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.