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 September 30, 2026.
Portland, Oregon, in Multnomah County, has about 636,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, and the file of each case, kept by the trial court administrator, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Portland public records, Multnomah County court records, Portland arrest records, Portland warrants, Portland inmate search, Portland criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Portland
Court cases from Portland are filed in the Multnomah County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
A city with a municipal and justice court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court, and the file stays with the trial court administrator.
The trial court administrator keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Oregon Public Records Law.
Looking Up a Case from Portland
For Multnomah County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.oregon.gov/courts/multnomah/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records | Home : Court Records : State of Oregon), phone 971-274-0570, 1200 SW 1st Ave Room 3315 Portland, OR 97204, Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 10:30am, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
The Oregon court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.oregon.gov/how/pages/find.aspx.
What Reaches the Court from Portland
Together, the three agencies in Multnomah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,407 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Multnomah County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at multco.us/departments/district-attorneys-office (page title: District Attorney's Office | Multnomah County), 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 Portland guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Portland criminal records, Portland divorce records, Portland traffic tickets, Portland DUI and Portland property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Portland?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov, phone 971-274-0570. Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Which court hears felonies in Portland?
The Multnomah County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Portland?
The trial court administrator. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Oregon?
Yes: Oregon eCourt Case Information, the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Is this the official Portland website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.