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.
Havre, Montana, in Hill County, has about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hill County District Court and the Justice Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of 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: Havre public records, Hill County court records, Havre arrest records, Havre warrants, Havre criminal records, Havre police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Havre
Court cases from Havre are filed in the Hill County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
A city with a city and 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 District Court.
The Clerk of 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 Montana Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Havre
For Hill County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at hillcounty.us/departments/clerk_of_court.php (page title: Hill County, MT), phone 406.400.2414, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Montana has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Montana court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.mt.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Havre
Together, the two agencies in Hill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 848 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hill County District Court or the Justice Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at hillcounty.us/departments/county_attorney.php (page title: Hill County, MT), phone (406)400-2423, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
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 Montana Motor Vehicle Division, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Havre guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Havre criminal records, Havre divorce records, Havre traffic tickets, Havre DUI and Havre property records.
More Official Court Pages for Hill County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hill County and Montana. These court pages from its Hill County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Mail Address and Phone Numbers (courts.mt.gov)
- Montana Court Locator (courts.mt.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Havre?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at hillcounty.us/departments/clerk_of_court.php, phone 406.400.2414.
Which court hears felonies in Havre?
The Hill County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Havre?
The Clerk of District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Montana?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Havre 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.