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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Amarillo, Texas, in Randall County, has about 204,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Randall County District Court and the County Courts and Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases, 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: Amarillo public records, Randall County court records, Amarillo arrest records, Amarillo warrants, Amarillo inmate search, Amarillo criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Amarillo
Court cases from Amarillo are filed in the Randall County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit.
The County Courts and Justice Courts take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the District Clerk.
The District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Texas Public Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Amarillo
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at randallcounty.gov/219/Court-Information (page title: Court Information | Randall County, TX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Texas has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The appellate courts' case search is at search.txcourts.gov/CaseSearch.aspx?coa=cossup.
What Reaches the Court from Amarillo
Together, the three agencies in Randall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,224 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Randall County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at randallcounty.gov/216/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Randall County, TX), phone 806-468-5570, 2309 Russell Long Boulevard Suite 120 Canyon TX 79015, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Amarillo guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Amarillo criminal records, Amarillo divorce records, Amarillo traffic tickets, Amarillo DUI and Amarillo property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Amarillo?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at randallcounty.gov/219/Court-Information.
Which court hears felonies in Amarillo?
The Randall County District Court, which hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit. The County Courts and Justice Courts take misdemeanors in the County Court or County Court at Law; traffic tickets, evictions and small claims in the Justice Courts.
Who keeps the court records in Amarillo?
The District Clerk for district court cases and the County Clerk for county court cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Texas?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Amarillo 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.