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 28, 2026.
Raleigh County, West Virginia, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Raleigh 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Raleigh County public records, Raleigh County arrest records, Raleigh County warrants, Raleigh County inmate search, Raleigh County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Raleigh County
In Raleigh County, the Raleigh 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 Raleigh County
For Raleigh County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/raleigh_county (page title: Raleigh County Information | West Virginia Judiciary), phone 304-252-2417, 222 Main Street Beckley, WV 25801, 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 Raleigh County
Together, the two agencies in Raleigh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,851 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Raleigh County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
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 Raleigh County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Raleigh County criminal records, Raleigh County divorce records, Raleigh County traffic tickets, Raleigh County DUI and Raleigh County property records.
Cities in Raleigh County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Raleigh 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 Raleigh County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Beckley (16,515)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Raleigh County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courtswv.gov, phone 304-252-2417.
Which court hears felonies in Raleigh County?
The Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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 Raleigh 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.