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.
Union County, Oregon, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Union 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: Union County public records, Union County arrest records, Union County warrants, Union County inmate search, Union County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Union County
In Union County, the Union 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 Union County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.oregon.gov/courts/union/records/pages/default.aspx (page title: Oregon Judicial Department : Court Records | Home : 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 Union County
Together, the two agencies in Union County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 576 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Union County Circuit Court.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at unioncountyor.gov/district-attorney/victim-assistance (page title: victim-assistance | UNION COUNTY), phone 541-963-1007, 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 Union County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Union County criminal records, Union County divorce records, Union County traffic tickets, Union County DUI and Union County property records.
Cities in Union County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Union County Circuit Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal and justice court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are La Grande, Union, Elgin, Island City, Cove, North Powder, Imbler and Summerville.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Union County?
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 Union County?
The Union County Circuit Court, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Union 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 Union 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.