Sullivan County Court Dockets
A docket is the court's chronological case log. It does not replace the full case record, but it tells a reader what happened and when. In Sullivan County, a public docket may show the docket number, court office, filing date, case type, parties, attorneys, judge, hearing dates, docket entries, disposition, sentence, fines, bail, restitution, and payment-plan events. It may also show cross-court numbers when a criminal case starts at Magisterial District Court and later moves to the Court of Common Pleas.
Public dockets are especially useful in a county with one local Magisterial District Court and a combined row office. Magisterial District Court 44-3-03 handles traffic, summary criminal, landlord-tenant, small civil claims, preliminary arraignment, bail, preliminary hearings, and warrants. Common Pleas handles larger civil matters, criminal informations, family filings, divorce, support-related court actions, Orphans' Court matters, and appeals from MDJ judgments.
Note: A docket sheet may lag recent office entries, so urgent hearing or warrant questions should be confirmed with the court.
Find Sullivan County Dockets Online
Pennsylvania UJS Case Search is the main public docket search. It supports searches by participant name, docket number, citation number, complaint number, OTN, incident number, organization, attorney, date filed, parcel, SID, and calendar event. For Sullivan County court dockets, use the search type that matches the information already in hand. A citation should be searched by its citation number when available. A criminal case may be searched by defendant name, docket number, OTN, or event. A hearing may be searched through calendar events.
- Open UJS Case Search and choose the search mode, such as docket number, participant name, citation number, or calendar event.
- Use Sullivan County as a filter when that field is available, then add case status, docket type, or date-filed filters if needed.
- Open the matching case result and read the docket entries from oldest to newest or from the most recent activity back.
- Check whether the docket is Common Pleas, Magisterial District Court, citation, or appellate before relying on the result.
- Contact the Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Orphans' Court clerk, or MDJ office for a certified copy or the full file.
The manifest includes PAePay traffic and court-cost access from the UJS PAePay traffic and costs portal.
PAePay is payment-centered, but it can help users connect citation or financial information to a court docket when the case is eligible for online payment.
Sullivan County Docket Entries
A Sullivan County docket entry should be read as one line in a timeline. The field labels vary by court and case type, but the public docket model usually separates the case number, court, judge, parties, docket event, hearing date, and financial entries. Criminal dockets can also show charges, bail, preliminary-hearing outcomes, pleas, sentence, and restitution. Civil dockets can show complaint, answer, judgment, writ, order, continuance, and custody or divorce entries.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case Number | CP, MJ, citation, or appellate docket format that identifies the case. |
| Entry Date | The date the filing, hearing, order, payment, or court event was entered. |
| Event Type | Examples include complaint filed, summons, arraignment, preliminary hearing, continuance, order, plea, sentencing, payment-plan event, or warrant entry. |
| Party or Attorney | The person, agency, or counsel connected to the filing or event. |
| Disposition | The outcome of a charge, citation, motion, petition, claim, or case. |
| Financial | Fines, costs, restitution, bail, balance, or payment-plan information when public. |
Sullivan County Docket Sources
Sullivan County is in Pennsylvania's 44th Judicial District with Wyoming County. The local court structure is compact, but docket access still depends on which court opened the matter. The Court of Common Pleas is the general trial court. Magisterial District Court 44-3-03 is the entry-level court for traffic, summary criminal, landlord-tenant, small civil, preliminary criminal, bail, and warrant work. The combined Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts office holds many Common Pleas records.
| Docket Source | Common Use | Access Route |
|---|---|---|
| Court of Common Pleas | Criminal, civil, family, divorce, Orphans' Court, and MDJ appeals | UJS for many public dockets; county office for full files and copies |
| Magisterial District Court 44-3-03 | Traffic, summary criminal, landlord-tenant, small civil, preliminary hearings, warrants | UJS, PAePay when eligible, and the MDJ office |
| Sullivan Online Civil Case Search | Local civil Common Pleas access launched in 2026 | County civil portal linked by the Prothonotary page |
| Appellate courts | Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, and Supreme Court review | UJS appellate search by docket or party |
The manifest also includes PAePay bail access from the UJS PAePay Bail portal.
Bail payment information is separate from a full criminal file, but it may connect to docket events such as preliminary arraignment, bail setting, or release conditions.
Sullivan Dockets vs Case Files
A docket is a path into the record. The full case file is broader. A docket may identify a motion, order, judgment, or sentence, but the underlying document may not be attached online. Some documents are public only through the office. Others are restricted because they contain minor names, financial account numbers, medical or psychological information, abuse-victim data, sealed material, or expunged criminal information.
| Comparison | Docket | Full Case Record |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Chronological list of entries | Pleadings, motions, orders, forms, and filings |
| Best use | Track status, hearings, disposition, and payment events | Review the actual filed document or request a certified copy |
| Access | Often online through UJS or a county portal | May require the Prothonotary, Clerk of Courts, Orphans' Court clerk, or MDJ office |
| Limits | Can lag and may omit restricted cases | May include confidential pages or sealed documents not open to the public |
Read Sullivan County Docket Numbers
Pennsylvania docket numbers help identify court level. A Common Pleas docket often begins with CP. A Magisterial District Court docket often begins with MJ. Citation searches use the citation number printed on the traffic ticket or citation paperwork, and UJS help says the dash should be included. Criminal records may also include an OTN, short for offense tracking number, which helps connect arrest, charge, and court-processing events.
Several docket terms need plain definitions. A disposition is the outcome. A continuance is a postponement. A motion is a written request for court action. An order is a judge's directive. Restitution is repayment to a victim. Limited access means public view is blocked for eligible records while courts and law enforcement may retain access.
- Docket
- The chronological court record for a case.
- Disposition
- The result of a charge, citation, petition, or case.
- OTN
- An offense tracking number used in Pennsylvania criminal processing.
- Preliminary hearing
- An MDJ hearing on whether charges should move forward.
- Limited access
- A Pennsylvania public-view restriction for eligible records.
Sullivan County Docket Copies
Printouts from online systems are not always certified. A certified copy should be requested from the custodian for the case type. For Common Pleas civil records, contact the Prothonotary. For criminal Common Pleas files, contact the Clerk of Courts function in the same Suite 100 office. For probate and estate matters, use the Register of Wills and Clerk of Orphans' Court function. For traffic and MDJ-level matters, contact Magisterial District Court 44-3-03.
Fees should be confirmed with the office before payment. The research identifies a 2026 Prothonotary and Clerk fee schedule, a District Court 44-3-03 fee schedule, a Register of Wills fee schedule, an Orphans' Court fee schedule, the $41.25 JCS fee effective December 1, 2025, and PAePay's 2.75 percent service fee. Exact copy line items should be read from the current fee schedule before ordering.