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.
Custer County, Colorado, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Custer 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Custer County public records, Custer County arrest records, Custer County warrants, Custer County inmate search, Custer County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Custer County
Court cases from Custer County are filed in the Custer 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 Custer County
For Custer County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at coloradojudicial.gov/courts-records-search (page title: Courts Records Search | Colorado Judicial Branch), 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 Custer County
The Custer County Sheriff's Office reported 77 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Custer 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 Custer County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Custer County criminal records, Custer County divorce records, Custer County traffic tickets, Custer County DUI and Custer County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Custer County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Custer County and Colorado. These court pages from its Custer County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Docket Search (coloradojudicial.gov)
Cities in Custer County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Custer County District Court or the County Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Silver Cliff and Westcliffe.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Custer County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts-records-search.
Which court hears felonies in Custer County?
The Custer 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 Custer 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 Custer 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.