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.
Gallatin County, Montana, has about 127,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Gallatin 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: Gallatin County public records, Gallatin County arrest records, Gallatin County warrants, Gallatin County criminal records, Gallatin County police reports, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Gallatin County
Court cases from Gallatin County are filed in the Gallatin 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 Gallatin County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gallatinmt.gov/272/Clerk-of-District-Court (page title: Clerk of District Court | Gallatin County, MT), phone 406-582-2165, 515 S. 16th Ave., Room 1041 Bozeman, MT 59178, Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 5 p.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 Gallatin County
Together, the five agencies in Gallatin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,546 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Gallatin County District Court or the Justice 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 Gallatin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Gallatin County criminal records, Gallatin County divorce records, Gallatin County traffic tickets and Gallatin County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Gallatin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Gallatin County and Montana. These court pages from its Gallatin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 18th Judicial District (courts.mt.gov)
- Montana Public Access Portal(s) (courts.mt.gov)
Cities in Gallatin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at gallatinmt.gov/272/Clerk-of-District-Court, phone 406-582-2165.
Which court hears felonies in Gallatin County?
The Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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.