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 between September 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lyon County, Nevada, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Lyon 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: Lyon County public records, Lyon County arrest records, Lyon County warrants, Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County police reports, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lyon County
Court cases from Lyon County are filed in the District Court for Lyon 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.
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 Lyon County
For Lyon County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at nvcourts.gov/find_a_court/district_courts/lyon_county_clerk_s_office (page title: Lyon County Clerk's Office | Nevada Judiciary), phone (775) 463-6503, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 Lyon County
Together, the two agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,381 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Lyon County or the Justice Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at lyon-county.org/231/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Lyon County, NV), phone (775) 463-6511, 31 S. Main Street Yerington, NV 89447, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Lyon County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County divorce records, Lyon County traffic tickets, Lyon County DUI and Lyon County property records.
Cities in Lyon County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Lyon County or the Justice Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Fernley and Yerington.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Lyon County?
The District Court for Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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.