West Virginia Court Records

To begin, add a court record or view a list of locations and resources for West Virginia court records.

The West Virginia state archives are a good starting point when searching for any court records of West Virginia. The West Virginia court records are classified by county and can be accessed by any of the general public.

The West Virginia court records which are archived and maintained at the state archives are kept in a microfilm format. Copies of those records can be made by request and for a relatively small fee.

Court records of West Virginia document the state's history for over the past hundred years. The clerks located at the state archives and the individual court houses of jurisdiction have the duty of ensuring their integrity. While many of these court records have been made accessible by the general public, there are a substantial number of case files which have been deemed exempt from any public viewing.

These include cases which involve juveniles or contain confidential information which state statute restricts from public viewing.