District of Columbia Court Records and District of Columbia Court Websites


Washington D.C. / District of Columbia State court records are a reliable source for doing District of Columbia criminal background search, locating District of Columbia people and looking up District of Columbia liens , District of Columbia judgements, District of Columbia bankruptcy and District of Columbia arrest records. Find the location of variousDistrict of Columbia courts in as well as related local government judicial system websites, where you can find contact information, decisions, District of Columbia state law library and District of Columbia state level legal resources . State courts have jurisdiction over criminal cases, family law, divorce, adoptions, probate for wills and testament.

State courts usually have jurisdiction over the folloing cases:

  • Crimes under state legislation.
  • State constitutional cases
  • State law
  • Family law cases (marriage, divorce, adoption, etc.)
  • Real property cases
  • Contract dispute cases
  • Trade cases, business and partnerships as well as corporation cases
  • Professionsal cases including malpractice
  • Most professional malpractice issues.
  • Personal injury lawsuits as well as workers injury cases
  • Probate court and inheritance cases
  • Ttraffic court handles violations and cases related to motor vehicles and registration.

Constitution of each state governs the court system and the highest court in each state is the supreme court some courts have an intermdiary court of appeals, then we have the trial courts. State courts also include specialized courts such as famialy courts, juvenile courts and probate courts.Judges to state courts are usually either elected or appointed for limited time or for life.



District of Columbia Court Records by State