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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Pinal County, Arizona, has about 514,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Pinal 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Pinal County public records, Pinal County arrest records, Pinal County warrants, Pinal County inmate search, Pinal County criminal records, Arizona arrest records and Arizona inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Pinal County
Court cases from Pinal County are filed in the Pinal 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.
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 Pinal County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pinalcourtsaz.gov/222/Court-Records-Request (page title: Court Records Request | Pinal County Superior Court, AZ), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Pinal County
Together, the six agencies in Pinal County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,957 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Pinal County Superior Court or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at pinal.gov/1676/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Pinal County, AZ), 971 N. Jason Lopez Circle Florence, AZ 85132, 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 Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Pinal County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Pinal County criminal records, Pinal County divorce records, Pinal County traffic tickets, Pinal County DUI and Pinal County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Pinal County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Pinal County and Arizona. These court pages from its Pinal County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Adult Probation (pinalcourtsaz.gov)
Cities in Pinal County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Pinal 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 Pinal County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Maricopa (76,654)
- Casa Grande (68,927)
- Apache Junction (44,309)
- Coolidge (19,674)
- Eloy (19,199)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Pinal County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at pinalcourtsaz.gov/222/Court-Records-Request. 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.
Which court hears felonies in Pinal County?
The Pinal 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 Pinal 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 Pinal 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.