Reviewed and updated October 7, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Denver County, Colorado, has about 729,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Denver County District Court and the Denver County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of the combined court, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Denver County public records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Denver County
In Denver County, the Denver County District Court hears felonies, divorces and civil cases over $25,000, while probate and juvenile cases go to Denver's own Probate Court and Juvenile Court.
Below it, the Denver County Court takes misdemeanors, city ordinance cases, civil cases up to $25,000 and every traffic ticket written in Denver.
Divorces go to the Denver District Court, and the file stays with the Denver District Court clerk.
The clerk of the combined court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Colorado Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Denver County
For Denver County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at public.denvercountycourt.org (page title: DCC PublicPortal), phone 720-865-8259, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Denver County Court, not to the Denver County District Court.
Colorado has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Colorado court page SearchSystems verified is at research.coloradojudicial.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Denver County
Denver reported 23,766 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Denver County District Court or the Denver County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at denverda.org (page title: Denver District Attorney | John Walsh), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
More Official Court Pages for Denver County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Denver County and Colorado. These court pages from its Denver County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Colorado State Courts (jbits.courts.state.co.us)
Cities in Denver County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Denver County District Court or the Denver County Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Denver.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Denver County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at public.denvercountycourt.org, phone 720-865-8259; it belongs to a lower court, the Denver County Court, not to the Denver County District Court.
Which court hears felonies in Denver County?
The Denver County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces and civil cases over $25,000, while probate and juvenile cases go to Denver's own Probate Court and Juvenile Court. The Denver County Court takes misdemeanors, city ordinance cases, civil cases up to $25,000 and every traffic ticket written in Denver.
Who keeps the court records in Denver County?
The clerk of the combined court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Colorado?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Denver County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.