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 30, 2026.
Gilpin County, Colorado, has about 6,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Gilpin 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: Gilpin County public records, Gilpin County arrest records, Gilpin County warrants, Gilpin County inmate search, Gilpin County criminal records, Colorado arrest records and Colorado inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Gilpin County
Court cases from Gilpin County are filed in the Gilpin 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 Gilpin County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/gilpin-county (page title: Gilpin County | Colorado Judicial Branch), phone 720-772-2752, 2960 Dory Hill Road Suite 200 Black Hawk, CO 80422, 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 Gilpin County
Together, the two agencies in Gilpin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 663 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Gilpin County District Court or the County Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at jeffco.us/DocumentCenter/View/29484/First-Judicial-District-Attorneys (page title: Compiled by Ronda Frazier, Jefferson County Archives, September 27, 2023 1), 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 Gilpin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Gilpin County criminal records, Gilpin County divorce records, Gilpin County traffic tickets, Gilpin County DUI and Gilpin County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Gilpin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Gilpin County and Colorado. These court pages from its Gilpin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Docket Search (coloradojudicial.gov)
- Gilpin Combined Court (coloradojudicial.gov)
Cities in Gilpin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Gilpin 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 Central and Black Hawk.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Gilpin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at coloradojudicial.gov, phone 720-772-2752.
Which court hears felonies in Gilpin County?
The Gilpin 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 Gilpin 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 Gilpin 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.