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.
Clackamas County, Oregon, has about 426,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Clackamas 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Clackamas County public records, Clackamas County arrest records, Clackamas County warrants, Clackamas County inmate search, Clackamas County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Clackamas County
In Clackamas County, the Clackamas 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 Clackamas County
For Clackamas County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.oregon.gov/courts/clackamas/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Clackamas Home : Clackamas County Circuit Court : State of Oregon), phone 503-655-8447, 1000 Courthouse Rd. Oregon City, OR 97045, 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 Clackamas County
Together, the eight agencies in Clackamas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,537 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Clackamas County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at clackamas.us/da (page title: Clackamas County District Attorney's Office | Clackamas County), phone 503-655-8431, 1000 Courthouse Road, Oregon City, OR 97045, Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 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 Clackamas County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Clackamas County criminal records, Clackamas County divorce records, Clackamas County traffic tickets, Clackamas County DUI and Clackamas County property records.
Cities in Clackamas County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Clackamas County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal and justice court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Clackamas County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Lake Oswego (40,029)
- Happy Valley (28,969)
- West Linn (26,597)
- Milwaukie (21,620)
- Canby (18,027)
- Sandy (12,990)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Clackamas County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov, phone 503-655-8447. Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Which court hears felonies in Clackamas County?
The Clackamas County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Clackamas County?
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 Clackamas 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.