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.
Roosevelt County, New Mexico, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Roosevelt 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Roosevelt County public records, Roosevelt County arrest records, Roosevelt County warrants, Roosevelt County criminal records, Roosevelt County police reports, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Roosevelt County
In Roosevelt County, the District Court for Roosevelt County hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, 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 Roosevelt County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ninthdistrict.nmcourts.gov/services-programs/records-requests (page title: Records Requests | Ninth Judicial District), 700 N. Main St., Clovis, NM 88101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Roosevelt County
Together, the two agencies in Roosevelt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,554 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Roosevelt County or the Magistrate Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 9thda.com (page title: Ninth Judicial District Attorney), 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 Roosevelt County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Roosevelt County criminal records, Roosevelt County divorce records, Roosevelt County traffic tickets, Roosevelt County DUI and Roosevelt County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Roosevelt County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Roosevelt County and New Mexico. These court pages from its Roosevelt County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- NM Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
- NM Court Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
- Records Requests (ninthdistrictcourt.nmcourts.gov)
Cities in Roosevelt County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Roosevelt County or the Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Roosevelt County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Portales (11,789)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Roosevelt County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at ninthdistrict.nmcourts.gov. Statewide, New Mexico Courts Case Lookup is the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Roosevelt County?
The District Court for Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt 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 New Mexico?
Yes: New Mexico Courts Case Lookup, the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Is this the official Roosevelt 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.