SCIOTO COUNTY
County seat: Portsmouth
The courthouse is at 602 7th St. in Portsmouth. It houses the Scioto County Court of Common Pleas and its probate, juvenile and domestic relations divisions, as well as the county jail.
Court of common pleas
Municipal courts
Free civil legal help
Which legal aid program covers an address in Scioto County is answered by Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids, in the directory with the other statewide offices.
Read off Supreme Court of Ohio, Find Ohio Trial Courts & Local Rules and Supreme Court of Ohio, Ohio Courthouses on 13 October 2026. A list, not a referral: which court hears a case is set by statute and by each court’s own rules.