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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
White Pine County, Nevada, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for White Pine 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: White Pine County public records, White Pine County arrest records, White Pine County warrants, White Pine County inmate search, White Pine County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from White Pine County
Court cases from White Pine County are filed in the District Court for White Pine 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 White Pine County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at nvcourts.gov/find_a_court/district_courts/white_pine_county_distric... (page title: White Pine County District Court | Nevada Judiciary), phone (775) 293-6509, 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 White Pine County
The White Pine County Sheriff's Office reported 216 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for White Pine County or the Justice Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at whitepinecounty.net/220/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | White Pine County, NV), phone 775-293-6565, 1786 Great Basin Blvd. Suite 4 Ely, NV 89301, 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
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 Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other White Pine County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: White Pine County criminal records, White Pine County divorce records, White Pine County traffic tickets, White Pine County DUI and White Pine County property records.
Cities in White Pine County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for White Pine 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 Ely.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in White Pine County?
The District Court for White Pine 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 White Pine 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 White Pine 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.