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.
Ellis County, Kansas, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Ellis 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Ellis County public records, Ellis County arrest records, Ellis County warrants, Ellis County inmate search, Ellis County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Ellis County
In Ellis County, the Ellis County District Court 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 Ellis County
For Ellis County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kscourts.gov/eCourt/District-Court-Records (page title: Search District Court Records | KS Courts), 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.
The Kansas court page SearchSystems verified is at casesearch.kscourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Ellis County
Together, the two agencies in Ellis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,088 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Ellis County District Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at directory-kard.kscourts.gov/Home/Details?regNum=28250 (page title: Attorney Details), phone 785-628-9405, 107 W 12th St, Hays, KS 67601, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Ellis County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Ellis County criminal records, Ellis County divorce records, Ellis County traffic tickets, Ellis County DUI and Ellis County property records.
Cities in Ellis County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Ellis County District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Ellis County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Hays (21,213)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Ellis County?
Through Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Ellis County?
The Ellis County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Ellis County?
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 Ellis 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.