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.
Stillwater County, Montana, has about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Stillwater 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Stillwater County public records, Stillwater County arrest records, Stillwater County warrants, Stillwater County inmate search, Stillwater County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Stillwater County
Court cases from Stillwater County are filed in the Stillwater 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 Stillwater County
For Stillwater County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at stillwatercountymt.gov/202/Clerk-Of-District-Court (page title: Clerk Of District Court | Stillwater County, MT), phone 406-322-8030, 400 East 3rd Avenue North PO Box 367 Columbus, MT 59019, Monday through Friday 8 am to 5 pm, 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 Stillwater County
Together, the two agencies in Stillwater County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Stillwater County District Court or the Justice Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at stillwatercountymt.gov/205/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Stillwater County, MT), phone 406-322-4333, 544 North Diamond Street Columbus, MT 59019, 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 Stillwater County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Stillwater County criminal records, Stillwater County divorce records, Stillwater County traffic tickets, Stillwater County DUI and Stillwater County property records.
Cities in Stillwater County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Stillwater 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.
The one city in the county is Columbus.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Stillwater County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at stillwatercountymt.gov, phone 406-322-8030.
Which court hears felonies in Stillwater County?
The Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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 Stillwater 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.