Bucks County
Named after Buckinghamshire, the home of the Penn family, William Penn founded Bucks County in 1682. The county comprises 608 square miles of land and is home to about 620,000 residents in its 31 townships and 23 boroughs.
The trial court system in Bucks County comprises the magisterial district court and courts of common pleas. There are 18 magisterial district courts in Bucks County and they are responsible for adjudicating non-traffic and traffic citations. These courts also process criminal and private criminal complaints including arraignments and preliminary hearings, parking violations, and the handling of civil and tenant landlord complaints up to a limit of $12,000. The magisterial district courts in Bucks County handle about 130,000 cases yearly. The jurisdiction of the judges in these courts includes summary and misdemeanor and felony including the initial stages of murder offenses.
Cases beyond the jurisdiction of the magisterial district courts in Bucks County are handled by the court of common pleas. These courts handle cases relating to domestic relations, adoptions, and juvenile matters. An orphan's court division of the court of common pleas handles estates, trusts, wills, guardianships, adoptions, and parental rights termination matters.
The Bucks County clerk of courts is the custodial of criminal court, juvenile delinquency, and dependency court records. To obtain a physical or certified copy of a court record, visit the office of the clerk of courts at:
100 N. Main Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: (215) 348-6389
Fax: (267) 885-1371
To access court records electronically, you can search civil prothonotary case and docket information, criminal case search and docket information, managerial district court case search and docket information online.
Additionally, Bucks County allows users to view court calendars online and order a transcript of court proceedings via the county website.
