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.
Churchill County, Nevada, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Churchill County and the Justice Court, and the file of each case, kept by the County Clerk, 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: Churchill County public records, Churchill County arrest records, Churchill County warrants, Churchill County inmate search, Churchill County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Churchill County
Court cases from Churchill County are filed in the District Court for Churchill County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $15,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court's family division, and the file stays with the County Clerk.
The County Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Nevada Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Churchill County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at churchillcountynv.gov/1121/Courts (page title: Courts | Churchill County, NV), phone (775)423-2845, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Nevada has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The appellate courts' case search is at nvcourts.gov/supreme/how_do_i/find_a_case.
What Reaches the Court from Churchill County
Together, the two agencies in Churchill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 621 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Churchill County or the Justice Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at churchillcountynv.gov/149/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Churchill County, NV), phone (775) 423-6561, 165 N Ada Street Fallon, NV 89406, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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 Churchill County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Churchill County criminal records, Churchill County divorce records, Churchill County traffic tickets, Churchill County DUI and Churchill County property records.
Cities in Churchill County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Churchill County or the Justice Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The one city in the county is Fallon.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Churchill County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at churchillcountynv.gov/1121/Courts, phone (775)423-2845.
Which court hears felonies in Churchill County?
The District Court for Churchill County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $15,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Justice Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, evictions and civil cases up to $15,000.
Who keeps the court records in Churchill County?
The County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Nevada?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Churchill 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.