Reviewed and updated October 9, 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.
Graham County, Arizona, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Graham County Superior Court and the Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the Superior 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Graham County public records, Graham County arrest records, Graham County warrants, Graham County inmate search, Graham County criminal records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Graham County
In Graham County, the Graham County Superior Court hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Justice Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases, civil cases up to $10,000 and evictions.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Superior Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the Superior Court.
The Clerk of the Superior 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 Arizona Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Graham County
For Graham County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at graham.az.gov/350/Graham-County-Superior-Court (page title: Graham County Superior Court | Graham County, AZ), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Public Access to Court Information is the Arizona Judicial Branch's free statewide case search; the Maricopa and Pima county courts run their own.
The Arizona court page SearchSystems verified is at azcourts.gov/clerkofcourt/CASEINFORMATION.aspx.
What Reaches the Court from Graham County
Together, the two agencies in Graham County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 805 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Graham County Superior Court or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at graham.az.gov/175/Attorney (page title: Attorney | Graham County, AZ), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Graham County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Graham County criminal records, Graham County traffic tickets, Graham County DUI and Graham County property records.
Cities in Graham County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Graham County Superior Court or the Justice Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Graham County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Graham County?
Through Public Access to Court Information, the Arizona Judicial Branch's free statewide case search; the Maricopa and Pima county courts run their own.
Which court hears felonies in Graham County?
The Graham County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Justice Courts take misdemeanors, traffic cases, civil cases up to $10,000 and evictions.
Who keeps the court records in Graham County?
The Clerk of the Superior Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Arizona?
Yes: Public Access to Court Information, the Arizona Judicial Branch's free statewide case search; the Maricopa and Pima county courts run their own.
Is this the official Graham 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.