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 on September 24, 2026.
Malheur County, Oregon, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Malheur 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Malheur County public records, Malheur County arrest records, Malheur County warrants, Malheur County inmate search, Malheur County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Malheur County
Court cases from Malheur County are filed in the Malheur 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 Malheur County
For Malheur County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.oregon.gov/courts/malheur/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records : Court Records : State of Oregon), phone 541-473-5171, 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 Malheur County
Together, the two agencies in Malheur County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,132 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Malheur County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at malheurco.org/district-attorney/district-attorney-information (page title: District Attorney Information | Malheur County Oregon), phone (541) 473-5127, 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 Malheur County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Malheur County criminal records, Malheur County divorce records, Malheur County traffic tickets, Malheur County DUI and Malheur County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Malheur County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Malheur County and Oregon. These court pages from its Malheur County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Oregon Judicial Department : Going to Court (courts.oregon.gov)
Cities in Malheur County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Malheur 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 Malheur County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Ontario (11,957)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Malheur County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov, phone 541-473-5171. Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Which court hears felonies in Malheur County?
The Malheur County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Malheur 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 Malheur 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.