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 26, 2026.
The Dalles, Oregon, in Wasco County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Wasco 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: The Dalles public records, Wasco County court records, The Dalles arrest records, The Dalles warrants, The Dalles inmate search, The Dalles criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from The Dalles
In The Dalles, the Wasco County Circuit Court 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 The Dalles
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov/courts/wasco/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records : Court Records : State of Oregon), 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 The Dalles
Together, the two agencies in Wasco County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 817 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Wasco County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at wascocountyor.gov/departments/district_attorney/criminal_prosecutio... (page title: Welcome to Wasco County, OR), 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 Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other The Dalles guides take the kinds of file one at a time: The Dalles criminal records, The Dalles divorce records, The Dalles traffic tickets, The Dalles DUI and The Dalles property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in The Dalles?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov. Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Which court hears felonies in The Dalles?
The Wasco County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in The Dalles?
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 The Dalles 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.