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.
Flathead County, Montana, has about 115,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Flathead 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: Flathead County public records, Flathead County arrest records, Flathead County warrants, Flathead County inmate search, Flathead County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Flathead County
Court cases from Flathead County are filed in the Flathead County District Court, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
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 Flathead County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/justice_court (page title: Justice Court | Flathead County, MT), phone 406-758-5643, Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Justice Court, not to the Flathead County District Court.
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 Flathead County
Together, the four agencies in Flathead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,787 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Flathead County District Court or the Justice Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/attorney (page title: County Attorney Office | Flathead County, MT), phone (406) 758-5630, 820 South Main Kalispell, MT 59901, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 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 Flathead County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Flathead County criminal records, Flathead County traffic tickets, Flathead County DUI and Flathead County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Flathead County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Flathead County and Montana. These court pages from its Flathead County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Montana Court Locator (courts.mt.gov)
- Montana District Courts (courts.mt.gov)
Cities in Flathead County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Flathead 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 Flathead County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Kalispell (31,296)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Flathead County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at flatheadcounty.gov, phone 406-758-5643; it belongs to a lower court, the Justice Court, not to the Flathead County District Court.
Which court hears felonies in Flathead County?
The Flathead 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 Flathead 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 Flathead 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.