Case Number Lookup Independent guide to verified court portals.

Independent official-source directory

Find the official case search before you click

Choose a state or court and enter a case number, citation, or party name. Matching stays local while we narrow the most likely verified official portal and show its fees, registration, and access limits.

Independent directory: Case Number Lookup is not a court or government agency.

The lookup runs in your browser. Raw case numbers and party names are not uploaded or stored here.

24 verified official routes in the current launch catalog.

  • Official portals only, never background-check lead forms.
  • Registration, fee, and record-access limits are visible before click-out.
  • Case-number cues help narrow the likely court without sending your query anywhere.

Verified official output

Verified official portal matches

Featured official routes from the verified launch catalog. Matching stays in your browser until you open a court site.

  1. Featured official route

    Miami-Dade Traffic Citation Search

    Miami-Dade Clerk traffic and criminal traffic violations

    Open official search
    Court level
    County / county
    Query methods
    Citation / ticket number
    Registration
    Public search
    Fees
    Free citation lookup
    Case number format
    Use the citation number first. If the matter has already become a court case, bring the clerk case number or follow the criminal case search route.
    Last verified
    2026-07-22
    Public / restricted
    Public citation and hearing lookup with court-level restrictions on protected records

    Why this route: Featured from the current verified launch catalog

    This is the right official ticket-lookup pattern: citation-first, hearing-date-focused, and tied directly to the clerk.

    Criminal traffic matters still require court appearances. This tool is for official hearing lookup, not legal advice.

    Court source page

  2. Another featured official route

    PACER Case Locator

    U.S. federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts

    Open official search
    Court level
    Federal / federal
    Query methods
    Case number · Party name
    Registration
    Registration required
    Fees
    Usage fees may apply
    Case number format
    Many federal district CM/ECF dockets use division:year-case-type-sequence, sometimes followed by judge initials. This is a district-court signal, not a universal PACER format: appellate and bankruptcy courts can use different local forms.
    Last verified
    2026-07-22
    Public / restricted
    Public records with court-specific sealed or restricted exclusions

    Why this route: Featured from the current verified launch catalog

    Use the nationwide index when you do not know the exact federal court. Switch to the specific court once you identify the filing court.

    Public docket reports and many filings are available, but sealed and protected records are excluded.

    Case number format guide Court source page

  3. Another featured official route

    Washington State Courts Name and Case Search

    Washington municipal, district, superior, and appellate case search

    Open official search
    Court level
    State / state
    Official entry
    dw.courts.wa.gov
    Query methods
    Case number · Party name
    Registration
    Public access
    Fees
    Free lookup
    Case number format
    Washington's statewide search works best when you have the exact case number or the full party name. Use the separate court-date search when your notice lists only a hearing date or citation context.
    Last verified
    2026-07-22
    Public / restricted
    Unofficial statewide search index; verify the complete official record with the court of record

    Why this route: Featured from the current verified launch catalog

    Washington lists both a name-and-case search and a separate official court-date search.

    The site points users to the court of record for the complete file and says updates normally appear within 24 hours.

    Court source page

Route structure

Where the first release goes deep

The supporting pages only exist where a verified official court path or format note is already in the catalog.

Federal Case Lookup 1 official route Court Date Lookup 8 official routes Traffic Ticket Lookup 11 official routes Arizona 1 verified path California 4 verified paths Florida 3 verified paths Indiana 1 verified path Kansas 1 verified path Maryland 1 verified path Michigan 1 verified path Minnesota 1 verified path New Jersey 1 verified path New York 1 verified path North Carolina 1 verified path Pennsylvania 1 verified path Rhode Island 1 verified path Texas 1 verified path Virginia 1 verified path Washington 2 verified paths Wisconsin 1 verified path

Real official paths

Launch coverage with verified official routes

Every item below points to a court, clerk, judiciary, or U.S. Courts source already verified for this catalog.

Federal / federal

PACER Case Locator

U.S. federal appellate, district, and bankruptcy courts

Open official search
Query methods
Case number · Party name
Fees
Usage fees may apply
Registration
Registration required
Verified
2026-07-22

Registration is free. Self-service PACER use is billed at $0.10 per page, and no bill is issued unless quarterly charges exceed $30.

Public docket reports and many filings are available, but sealed and protected records are excluded.

Case number format guide Court source page

State / state

Washington State Courts Name and Case Search

Washington municipal, district, superior, and appellate case search

Open official search
Query methods
Case number · Party name
Fees
Free lookup
Registration
Public access
Verified
2026-07-22

The Washington public case-record search page describes open public searching without a registration wall.

The site points users to the court of record for the complete file and says updates normally appear within 24 hours.

Court source page

County / county

Miami-Dade Traffic Citation Search

Miami-Dade Clerk traffic and criminal traffic violations

Open official search
Query methods
Citation / ticket number
Fees
Free citation lookup
Registration
Public search
Verified
2026-07-22

Miami-Dade explicitly directs users to search a traffic citation to find the court hearing date.

Criminal traffic matters still require court appearances. This tool is for official hearing lookup, not legal advice.

Court source page

State / state

Case Status and Information

Virginia appellate, circuit, general district, and juvenile & domestic relations district case information

Open official search
Query methods
Case number · Party name · Hearing date
Fees
Free lookup
Registration
No registration listed
Verified
2026-07-22

The public case information searches described on the Virginia court site are available without a listed registration fee.

Availability varies by court and locality. Use the court-level link that matches the case type when statewide results are incomplete.

Court source page

State / state

Kansas District Court Public Access Portal

Kansas district court public records portal

Open official search
Query methods
Case number · Party name · Citation / ticket number
Fees
Public search is free
Registration
No account required for general use
Verified
2026-07-22

Kansas states that the public access portal is open and free to the public, and that no account is required for general use.

Expanded access is separate from ordinary public use. Public records availability follows the portal terms and court rules.

Court source page

County / county

Orange County Superior Court Case Access

Superior Court of California, County of Orange

Open official search
Query methods
Case number · Party name · Citation / ticket number
Fees
Lookup is free; some document downloads cost extra
Registration
Terms acceptance only on public tools
Verified
2026-07-22

Orange County states that case access is public. Civil summaries are free, while some online document viewing or downloads involve fees.

The public tools warn that search criteria may not always reflect accurate name-case association. Always confirm the case details on the returned summary.

Court source page

Method

Three useful steps instead of one blind click

01

Narrow the court first

Use the state, county or court, case type, and whatever identifier you already have. The matching stays local in the browser.

02

Check the search rules

Before you leave, see whether the court accepts case number, party name, citation, or hearing-date lookup and whether the route is free or metered.

03

Open the official search

Click through only after the portal, fee expectation, and public-record limitations make sense for the case you are trying to find.

Trust boundaries

What this page does and does not do

What it does

Identify the most likely court or clerk path, expose official search methods, and show fee, registration, and public-record warnings before handoff.

What it does not do

It does not sell background-check reports, impersonate a court, scrape restricted records, or promise access to sealed, juvenile, expunged, or protected files.

Always confirm with the court

Hearing dates, case availability, and portal rules can change. The court of record remains the final authority for timing and access.

Next official path

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Terms & Privacy

Terms of Use

Case Number Lookup is an independent directory that helps you reach official U.S. court search portals. It is not a court, clerk, law firm, or background-check service.

You are responsible for confirming any filing, hearing, deadline, or record status directly with the court that owns the case. Courts can change portals, fees, and access rules without notice.

We do not promise that every jurisdiction is covered or that every number format is accepted exactly as shown here. Format guidance is a practical lookup aid, not legal advice.

Restricted, sealed, juvenile, expunged, and otherwise protected records may not appear in public portals even when a case exists.

Use of this site is at your own risk. We provide information “as is” and disclaim warranties to the maximum extent allowed by law.