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 September 25, 2026.
Monument, Colorado, in El Paso County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the El Paso County District Court and the 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Monument public records, El Paso County court records, Monument arrest records, Monument warrants, Monument inmate search, Monument criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Monument
Court cases from Monument are filed in the El Paso County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the clerk of the combined court.
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 Monument
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/el-paso-county (page title: El Paso County | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone (719) 452-5490, 270 S Tejon St Colorado Springs, CO 80903, Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Monument
Together, the five agencies in El Paso County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22,751 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the El Paso County District Court or the County Court.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Monument guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Monument criminal records, Monument divorce records, Monument traffic tickets, Monument DUI and Monument property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Monument?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone (719) 452-5490.
Which court hears felonies in Monument?
The El Paso County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $25,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $25,000.
Who keeps the court records in Monument?
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 Monument website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.