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.
Cascade County, Montana, has about 85,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Cascade 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Cascade County public records, Cascade County arrest records, Cascade County warrants, Cascade County inmate search, Cascade County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Cascade County
In Cascade County, the Cascade County District Court 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 Cascade County
For Cascade County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at cascadecountymt.gov/158/Clerk-of-Courts-Office (page title: Clerk of Court's Office | Cascade County, MT), phone (406) 604-7796, Monday - Friday 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Cascade County
Together, the two agencies in Cascade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,602 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Cascade County District Court or the Justice Court.
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 Cascade County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Cascade County criminal records, Cascade County divorce records, Cascade County traffic tickets, Cascade County DUI and Cascade County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Cascade County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Cascade County and Montana. These court pages from its Cascade County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Montana Court Locator (courts.mt.gov)
- Montana Public Access Portal(s) (courts.mt.gov)
Cities in Cascade County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Cascade County District Court or the Justice Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its city and municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Cascade County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Great Falls (60,013)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Cascade County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cascadecountymt.gov, phone (406) 604-7796.
Which court hears felonies in Cascade County?
The Cascade 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 Cascade County?
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 Cascade 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.