Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Deming, New Mexico, in Luna County, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Luna County and the Magistrate 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Deming public records, Luna County court records, Deming arrest records, Deming warrants, Deming inmate search, Deming criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Deming
In Deming, the District Court for Luna County hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000; Bernalillo County has the Metropolitan Court instead.
A city with a 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 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 Inspection of Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Deming
For Luna County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at lunacounty.gov/departments/clerk/index.php (page title: Luna County, NM), phone (575)543-6617, 700 S. Silver Ave. Box 7 Deming, NM 88030, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Statewide, New Mexico Courts Case Lookup is the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
The New Mexico court page SearchSystems verified is at nmcourts.gov/public-records.
What Reaches the Court from Deming
Together, the two agencies in Luna County with all twelve months of 2019 on file reported 1,516 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Luna County or the Magistrate Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at nmdas.com/judicial-districts/sixth-judicial-district (page title: SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT | New Mexico Administrative Office of the District Attorneys), phone (575) 388-1941, 88062, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Deming guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Deming criminal records, Deming divorce records, Deming traffic tickets, Deming DUI and Deming property records.
More Official Court Pages for Luna County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Luna County and New Mexico. These court pages from its Luna County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Luna County District Court Docket (sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov)
- NM Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
- NM Court Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Deming?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at lunacounty.gov/departments/clerk/index.php, phone (575)543-6617. Statewide, New Mexico Courts Case Lookup is the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Deming?
The District Court for Luna County, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000; Bernalillo County has the Metropolitan Court instead.
Who keeps the court records in Deming?
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 New Mexico?
Yes: New Mexico Courts Case Lookup, the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Is this the official Deming website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.