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.
Lewis and Clark County, Montana, has about 75,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lewis and Clark 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: Lewis and Clark County public records, Lewis and Clark County arrest records, Lewis and Clark County warrants, Lewis and Clark County inmate search, Lewis and Clark County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lewis and Clark County
Court cases from Lewis and Clark County are filed in the Lewis and Clark County District Court, which hear 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 Lewis and Clark County
For Lewis and Clark County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at lccountymt.gov/Government/Clerk-of-District-Court (page title: Clerk of District Court | Lewis & Clark County), phone 406-447-8209, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Lewis and Clark County
Together, the three agencies in Lewis and Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,461 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lewis and Clark County District Court or the Justice Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lccountymt.gov/Government/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Lewis & Clark County), phone 800-666-6899, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Lewis and Clark County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lewis and Clark County criminal records, Lewis and Clark County divorce records, Lewis and Clark County traffic tickets, Lewis and Clark County DUI and Lewis and Clark County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lewis and Clark County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lewis and Clark County and Montana. These court pages from its Lewis and Clark County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Montana District Courts (courts.mt.gov)
Cities in Lewis and Clark County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Helena (34,729)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Lewis and Clark County?
The Lewis and Clark County District Court, which hear felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark 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.