Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Pleasants County, West Virginia, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Pleasants 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: Pleasants County public records, Pleasants County arrest records, Pleasants County warrants, Pleasants County inmate search, Pleasants County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Pleasants County
Court cases from Pleasants County are filed in the Pleasants 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 Pleasants County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/pleasants (page title: Pleasants County | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-684-7118, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Pleasants County
The Prosecuting Attorney decides which arrests in Pleasants County become cases in the Pleasants County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pleasantscountywv.gov/prosecuting-attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | Pleasants County, WV), phone (304) 684-2202, 301 Court Lane St. Marys, WV 26170, 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 Pleasants County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Pleasants County criminal records, Pleasants County divorce records, Pleasants County traffic tickets, Pleasants County DUI and Pleasants County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Pleasants County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pleasants County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Pleasants County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Pleasants, Circuit Court (courtswv.gov)
Cities in Pleasants County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Pleasants 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 St. Marys and Belmont.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Pleasants County?
The Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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 Pleasants 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.