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.
Clark County, Nevada, has about 2.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Clark 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clark County
Court cases from Clark County are filed in the District Court for Clark 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 Clark County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cvpublicaccess.co.clark.nv.us/eservices/home.page.2 (page title: NV | Clark County Justice Court Case Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Justice Court, not to the District Court for Clark County.
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 Clark County
Together, the five agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73,362 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Clark County or the Justice Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/district_attorney/division... (page title: Welcome to Clark County, NV), 200 Lewis Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89155, 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 Clark County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clark County criminal records, Clark County traffic tickets, Clark County DUI and Clark County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Clark County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Clark County and Nevada. These court pages from its Clark County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Clark County Justice Court, NV (lasvegasjusticecourt.us)
- North Las Vegas Justice Court (clarkcountynv.gov)
Cities in Clark County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Clark County or the Justice 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 Clark County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Henderson (350,039)
- North Las Vegas (294,034)
- Mesquite (23,599)
- Boulder City (15,029)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clark County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at cvpublicaccess.co.clark.nv.us; it belongs to a lower court, the Justice Court, not to the District Court for Clark County.
Which court hears felonies in Clark County?
The District Court for Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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.