New Haven County Court Docket Search

New Haven County court docket records are held in three Judicial Districts that serve the county's towns and cities. You can look up court docket filings from New Haven, Waterbury, and Ansonia-Milford courts. The state runs each of these courts through the Connecticut Judicial Branch. Searching for a docket record in New Haven County starts with picking the right court based on where the case was filed. Online tools let you pull up civil, family, criminal, and housing docket records at no cost. In-person visits and email requests work too, if you need copies of documents or files that are not posted online.

New Haven County Docket Records Online

Court docket records for New Haven County cases can be searched online through the Connecticut Judicial Branch. The Civil/Family Case Look-up tool covers civil, family, housing, and small claims dockets filed in any New Haven County court. You search by party name, docket number, or attorney. Results show the full docket, with dates, filings, and court actions listed in order. This tool is free. It pulls data from all three Judicial Districts in the county, so you do not need to know exactly which court handled a case before you start searching. Criminal and motor vehicle docket records use a separate tool.

The Criminal/Motor Vehicle Case Look-up lets you search for criminal court docket records tied to New Haven County courts. You can look up convictions, pending cases, and daily dockets. Conviction data stays online for up to 10 years from the date of sentencing, as set by Practice Book 11-20. Pending case searches show active criminal dockets across the county's Geographical Area courts and Judicial Districts. Daily docket lists tell you which cases are on the calendar at a specific New Haven County court on a given day. This is useful if you need to check a court date or see what cases are scheduled.

Under C.G.S. 1-200, the Freedom of Information Act gives the public a right to see most court records. Sealed files and juvenile matters are the main exceptions.

New Haven Judicial District Court Dockets

The New Haven Judicial District sits at 235 Church Street in New Haven. Call (203) 503-6800 to reach the clerk's office. This is the largest court in New Haven County. It handles civil, criminal, family, and housing docket filings for New Haven, Hamden, Meriden, Branford, Cheshire, East Haven, Wallingford, Guilford, Madison, North Branford, North Haven, Woodbridge, and Bethany. If your case was filed in one of those towns, the docket record is here. You can visit the courthouse in person during business hours, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Walk-in access to court docket files is free, though copies of documents cost $1.00 per page.

The Connecticut Judicial Branch directory provides location details and driving directions for the New Haven Judicial District courthouse.

The New Haven courthouse also runs a Housing Session at 121 Elm Street. Housing court docket records from this session can be searched through the same online tools. The phone number for G.A. 23 at New Haven, which shares the Elm Street location, is (203) 789-7461.

Note: Court docket files that have been closed move to the Superior Court Records Center in Enfield, usually within a few weeks of final disposition.

Waterbury Court Docket Records

The Waterbury Judicial District is at 300 Grand Street in Waterbury. The clerk's office number is (203) 591-3300. This court handles docket filings for Waterbury, Naugatuck, Middlebury, Prospect, Southbury, Watertown, Wolcott, and Woodbury. Civil, criminal, family, and housing cases for these towns all go through the Waterbury court. A Housing Session also operates from the Grand Street address. If you need a court docket record from Waterbury, the same online search tools apply. Type the party name or docket number into the civil case lookup and it will pull up cases from this district.

The Waterbury Judicial District directions page on the Judicial Branch site shows how to get to the courthouse.

G.A. 4 at Waterbury is at 400 Grand Street, right next to the Judicial District building. Call (203) 236-8100. This Geographical Area court handles criminal and motor vehicle docket cases for the same group of towns. If you need a criminal docket record from the Waterbury area, the case likely went through G.A. 4. Under C.G.S. 54-142g, criminal history record information is defined and regulated. Conviction records are public, but cases that end in acquittal, dismissal, or pardon may be erased from the docket system over time.

Ansonia-Milford Docket Filings

The Ansonia-Milford Judicial District is at 14 West River Street in Milford. Reach the clerk at (203) 877-4293. This court covers Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Milford, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton. Court docket records from this district include civil, criminal, family, and housing filings. The courthouse is smaller than the New Haven or Waterbury locations, but the same rules and search tools apply. You can look up any case filed here through the state online system, or visit in person to view the docket file.

Check the Ansonia-Milford Judicial District page on the Judicial Branch website for directions and contact information.

G.A. 5 at Derby sits at 106 Elizabeth Street. The phone is (203) 735-7438. G.A. 22 at Milford shares the 14 West River Street address, and you can reach them at (203) 874-1116. Both courts handle criminal and motor vehicle docket cases for the towns in this part of New Haven County. G.A. 7 at Meriden, located at 54 West Main Street with phone (203) 238-6130, serves the Meriden area specifically.

New Haven County Probate Court Dockets

Probate court docket records in New Haven County are separate from Superior Court dockets. Connecticut has its own probate court system. Several probate courts serve New Haven County towns. The New Haven Probate Court can be reached at (203) 946-4880. Meriden Probate Court is at (203) 630-4150. Wallingford Probate Court answers at (203) 294-2100. The Hamden-Bethany Probate Court number is (203) 287-7082, and Milford-Orange Probate Court is at (203) 783-3205. Each handles estates, trusts, guardianships, and related docket matters for its district.

You can search probate court docket records online through the Connecticut Probate Case Lookup tool. It covers decedent estates and trust matters from January 2011 forward. Older records are not always in the system. For docket records before that date, contact the probate court that handled the case. In-person visits are an option too. Under C.G.S. 51-36a, the Judicial Branch sets rules on how court records are stored and made available to the public.

Note: Probate docket records may not show up in the Superior Court search tools, since probate courts operate on a separate system in Connecticut.

How to Get Docket Copies in New Haven County

There are a few ways to get copies of court docket records from New Haven County courts. The fastest is online. Use the free search tools, find your case, and view the docket entries on screen. If you need physical copies, visit the courthouse where the case was heard. Bring the docket number if you have it. Copies cost $1.00 per page for court records. Certified copies are $2.00 per document.

You can also request docket records by email. Send your request to SuperiorCourtRecordsCenter@jud.ct.gov. Include the case name and docket number. Requests are usually processed in one to two business days. For audio recordings of court proceedings that took place on or after November 1, 2018, the cost is $25 per day per docket number. Transcripts have their own fee schedule and can be ordered through the e-Services portal.

• Online search is free for all court docket types
• In-person copies cost $1.00 per page
• Certified copies cost $2.00 per document
• Judgment files, like divorce decrees, have a flat $25 fee
• Audio recordings cost $25 per day per docket

New Haven County Cities and Towns

New Haven County has many cities and towns with cases that go through the three Judicial Districts. Several of these cities have their own dedicated pages with more detail on how court docket records are handled in each area. Depending on where you live or where the case was filed, a different court may hold the docket you need.

Cities with dedicated court docket pages include New Haven, Waterbury, Hamden, Meriden, West Haven, Milford, Wallingford, Shelton, Naugatuck, Cheshire, Branford, and East Haven. Each page covers which court handles that city's cases, how to search for local docket records, and contact information for the right clerk's office.

Note: Smaller towns in New Haven County that fall below the 25,000 population mark still file court docket records through these same Judicial Districts and GA courts.

Nearby County Court Dockets

If you are looking for court docket records outside of New Haven County, several neighboring counties have their own pages. Cases sometimes cross county lines depending on jurisdiction, so it helps to know which court handled the filing. Fairfield County sits to the west and covers Bridgeport, Stamford, and Norwalk. Hartford County is to the north. Litchfield County borders to the northwest. Middlesex County is to the east, and New London County covers the southeastern part of the state.

Connecticut does not have county-level governments, so all courts in every county run through the same state Judicial Branch. The search tools work the same way no matter which county you are searching. You just need to know the right Judicial District or GA court for the town in question.