Reviewed and updated October 11, 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 October 11, 2026.
Ellis County, Texas, has about 232,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Ellis 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Ellis County public records, Ellis County arrest records, Ellis County warrants, Ellis County inmate search, Ellis County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Ellis County
In Ellis County, the Ellis County District Court hears felonies, divorces, land title cases and civil cases without a dollar limit.
Below it, 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 Ellis County
For Ellis County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at elliscountytx.gov/79/District-Clerk (page title: District Clerk | Ellis County, TX Official Website), phone 972-825-5091, 109 S Jackson St. Second Floor Waxahachie, TX 75165, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Ellis County
Together, the 13 agencies in Ellis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,541 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Ellis County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at elliscountytx.gov/73/County-and-District-Attorney (page title: County and District Attorney | Ellis County, TX Official Website), phone 972-825-5035, 109 S Jackson St. Waxahachie, TX 75165, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., 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 Ellis County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Ellis County criminal records, Ellis County divorce records, Ellis County traffic tickets, Ellis County DUI and Ellis County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Ellis County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Ellis County and Texas. These court pages from its Ellis County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- TJB, About Texas Courts (txcourts.gov)
Cities in Ellis County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Ellis County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Ellis County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Waxahachie (48,617)
- Midlothian (44,104)
- Ennis (24,753)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Ellis County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at elliscountytx.gov/79/District-Clerk, phone 972-825-5091.
Which court hears felonies in Ellis County?
The Ellis 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 Ellis County?
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 Ellis 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.