Court Records

The Washington County Clerk of Courts is responsible for processing circuit court case records, among other duties. Court records are documents created during legal proceedings, including criminal case files, bankruptcy records, and records from family or probate court. These records contain information about the proceedings, such as names of the parties involved, dates of hearings, testimony and evidence, and rulings in cases. Court records are kept in office for a time and then archived or disposed of. Most are considered public records, though some information may be redacted in copies released to the public. Ray Phillips is the current Washington County Clerk of Courts.

Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System provides public access to court records online. This portal includes a case search, where basic information about ongoing cases can be viewed for free. Copies of records may also be requested from the Washington County Clerk of Courts. Requests should provide the name and contact information of the person making the request. It should also provide identifying details for the court records requested, such as the name of the plaintiff, defendant, or attorney involved in the case, the case number, the date range in which the record was filed, and/or the document type. It may also be useful to provide the specific need the request is meant to fill and indicate if the records should be certified. Certified records are stamped by records custodians to indicate they are true copies of the originals.

100 W Beau Street
Suite 206
Washington, PA 15301

Email: Ray.Phillips@washingtoncourts.us
Phone: 724-228-6787

Washington County Clerk of Courts
https://www.washingtoncourts.us/188/Clerk-of-Courts

Public Access to Records
https://www.washingtoncourts.us/228/Public-Access-to-Records

Court Records
https://www.pacourts.us/public-records

Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Court Record Request Form
https://www.pacourts.us/Storage/media/pdfs/20210508/205446-file-6365.pdf