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.
Valencia County, New Mexico, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Valencia 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: Valencia County public records, Valencia County arrest records, Valencia County warrants, Valencia County inmate search, Valencia County criminal records, New Mexico arrest records and New Mexico inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Valencia County
In Valencia County, the District Court for Valencia 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 Valencia County
For Valencia County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at valencianm.gov/our-county/clerk (page title: Valencia County Clerk's Office | Valencia County), phone (505) 866-2073, 444 Luna Avenue Los Lunas, NM 87031, Monday through Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm, 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 Valencia County
Together, the six agencies in Valencia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,094 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Valencia County or the Magistrate Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at 13th.nmdas.com/valencia (page title: 13th Judicial District Attorney, NM), phone 505-861-0311, 87031, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Valencia County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Valencia County criminal records, Valencia County divorce records, Valencia County traffic tickets, Valencia County DUI and Valencia County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Valencia County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Valencia County and New Mexico. These court pages from its Valencia County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- NM Court Case Lookup (caselookup.nmcourts.gov)
Cities in Valencia County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Valencia 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 Valencia County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Los Lunas (19,907)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Valencia County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at valencianm.gov/our-county/clerk, phone (505) 866-2073. Statewide, New Mexico Courts Case Lookup is the New Mexico Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Valencia County?
The District Court for Valencia 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 Valencia 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 Valencia 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.