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 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Lancaster County, Nebraska, has about 333,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lancaster County District Court and the County Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of the 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: Lancaster County public records, Lancaster County arrest records, Lancaster County warrants, Lancaster County inmate search, Lancaster County criminal records, Nebraska arrest records and Nebraska inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lancaster County
In Lancaster County, the Lancaster County District Court hears felonies, the larger civil cases and divorces.
Below it, the County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, probate, small claims and juvenile matters.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of the District Court.
The Clerk of the 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 Nebraska Public Records Statutes.
Looking Up a Case from Lancaster County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lancaster.ne.gov/926/Courts (page title: Courts | Lancaster County, NE), phone 402.441.7328, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
Statewide, Nebraska Trial Court Case Search is the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per search.
The Nebraska court page SearchSystems verified is at nebraskajudicial.gov/e-services/case-information-eservices.
What Reaches the Court from Lancaster County
Together, the two agencies in Lancaster County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,899 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lancaster County District Court or the County Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lancaster.ne.gov/179/County-Attorney (page title: County Attorney | Lancaster County, NE), phone 402-441-7321, 605 S 10th Street 2nd Floor Lincoln, NE 68508, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
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 Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Lancaster County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lancaster County criminal records, Lancaster County divorce records, Lancaster County traffic tickets, Lancaster County DUI and Lancaster County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Lancaster County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Lancaster County and Nebraska. These court pages from its Lancaster County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- District Court (lancaster.ne.gov)
Cities in Lancaster County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Lancaster County District Court or the County Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Lancaster County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Lincoln (300,619)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Lancaster County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lancaster.ne.gov/926/Courts, phone 402.441.7328. Statewide, Nebraska Trial Court Case Search is the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per search.
Which court hears felonies in Lancaster County?
The Lancaster County District Court, which hears felonies, the larger civil cases and divorces. The County Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, probate, small claims and juvenile matters.
Who keeps the court records in Lancaster County?
The Clerk of the District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Nebraska?
Yes: Nebraska Trial Court Case Search, the Nebraska Judicial Branch's statewide case search, with a fee per search.
Is this the official Lancaster 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.