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 October 4, 2026.
Nicholas County, West Virginia, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Nicholas 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: Nicholas County public records, Nicholas County arrest records, Nicholas County warrants, Nicholas County inmate search, Nicholas County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Nicholas County
In Nicholas County, the Nicholas County Circuit Court hears felonies, the larger civil cases and juvenile matters.
Below it, 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 Nicholas County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/nicholas_county (page title: Nicholas County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-872-7840, 700 Main Street, Room 216 Summersville, WV 26651, 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 Nicholas County
Together, the three agencies in Nicholas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,576 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Nicholas County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at nicholascountywv.org/prosecuting-attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Prosecuting Attorney Services by NCC), phone (304) 872-7870, 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 Nicholas County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Nicholas County criminal records, Nicholas County divorce records, Nicholas County traffic tickets, Nicholas County DUI and Nicholas County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Nicholas County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Nicholas County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Nicholas County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Nicholas, Circuit Court (courtswv.gov)
Cities in Nicholas County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Nicholas 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 Summersville and Richwood.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Nicholas County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov, phone 304-872-7840.
Which court hears felonies in Nicholas County?
The Nicholas 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 Nicholas 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 Nicholas 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.