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 on September 23, 2026.
Delta County, Colorado, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Delta 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: Delta County public records, Delta County arrest records, Delta County warrants, Delta County inmate search, Delta County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Delta County
Court cases from Delta County are filed in the Delta 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.
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 Delta County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at deltacountyco.gov/14/Courts (page title: Courts | Delta County, CO), phone 970-874-6280, 501 Palmer Street, #338 Delta, CO 81416, 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 Delta County
Together, the five agencies in Delta County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 814 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Delta County District Court or the County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at deltacountyco.gov/m/directory/department?did=25 (page title: Staff Directory, District Attorney), phone 970-874-2085, 501 Palmer Street Suite 112 Delta, CO 81416, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Delta County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Delta County criminal records, Delta County divorce records, Delta County traffic tickets, Delta County DUI and Delta County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Delta County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Delta County and Colorado. These court pages from its Delta County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Docket Search (coloradojudicial.gov)
Cities in Delta County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Delta 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 Delta, Orchard City, Cedaredge, Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Delta County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at deltacountyco.gov/14/Courts, phone 970-874-6280.
Which court hears felonies in Delta County?
The Delta 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 Delta 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 Delta 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.