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 October 2, 2026.
Garden City, Kansas, in Finney County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Finney County District Court, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Garden City public records, Finney County court records, Garden City arrest records, Garden City warrants, Garden City inmate search, Garden City criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Garden City
Court cases from Garden City are filed in the Finney County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 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 Kansas Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Garden City
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at casesearch.kscourts.gov (page title: Search | Kansas Case Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
What Reaches the Court from Garden City
Together, the three agencies in Finney County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,125 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Finney County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at finneycountyks.gov/66/Attorney (page title: Finney County Attorney | Finney County, KS), phone (620) 272-3568, 409 N. 9th Street Garden City, KS 67846, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - Noon 1:00 pm - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 traffic tickets and Garden City DUI.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Garden City?
Through Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Garden City?
The Finney County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
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 Kansas?
Yes: Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' 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.