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 24, 2026.
Leavenworth County, Kansas, has about 85,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Leavenworth 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: Leavenworth County public records, Leavenworth County arrest records, Leavenworth County warrants, Leavenworth County inmate search, Leavenworth County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Leavenworth County
Court cases from Leavenworth County are filed in the Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County
For Leavenworth County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at leavenworthcounty.gov/departments/district_court/records.php (page title: Welcome to Leavenworth County, KS), phone (913) 684-0716, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
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 Leavenworth County
Together, the four agencies in Leavenworth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 953 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Leavenworth County District Court.
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 Leavenworth County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Leavenworth County criminal records, Leavenworth County divorce records, Leavenworth County traffic tickets, Leavenworth County DUI and Leavenworth County property records.
Cities in Leavenworth County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Leavenworth County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at leavenworthcounty.gov, phone (913) 684-0716. Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Leavenworth County?
The Leavenworth County District Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Leavenworth 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 Leavenworth 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.