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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Garden City, Idaho, in Ada County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Ada County District Court and the Magistrate Division, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the District 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Garden City public records, Ada County court records, Garden City arrest records, Garden City warrants, Garden City inmate search, Garden City criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Garden City
In Garden City, the Ada County District Court hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000 and appeals from the magistrate division.
The Magistrate Division takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces.
Divorces go to the Magistrate Division of the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the District Court.
The Clerk of the District 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 Idaho Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Garden City
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at adacounty.id.gov/clerk/courts (page title: Courts | Ada County Clerk), phone 208-287-6900, 200 W Front St Boise ID 83702, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
The Idaho court page SearchSystems verified is at isc.idaho.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Garden City
Together, the four agencies in Ada County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,391 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Ada County District Court or the Magistrate Division.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at adacounty.id.gov/prosecutor/about-us/meet-the-prosecutor (page title: Meet the Prosecutor | Ada County Prosecutor), phone 208-287-7700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Garden City guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Garden City criminal records, Garden City divorce records, Garden City DUI and Garden City property records.
More Official Court Pages for Ada County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Ada County and Idaho. These court pages from its Ada County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Ada County Court Calendar (apps.adacounty.id.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Garden City?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at adacounty.id.gov/clerk/courts, phone 208-287-6900. Statewide, iCourt Portal is the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Garden City?
The Ada County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $10,000 and appeals from the magistrate division. The Magistrate Division takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and divorces.
Who keeps the court records in Garden City?
The Clerk of the District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Idaho?
Yes: iCourt Portal, the Idaho courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Garden City 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.