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 23, 2026.
Martin County, Texas, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Martin 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: Martin County public records, Martin County arrest records, Martin County warrants, Martin County inmate search, Martin County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Martin County
Court cases from Martin County are filed in the Martin 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 Martin County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.martin.tx.us/152/County-District-Clerk (page title: County & District Clerk | Martin County), phone 432-756-3412, Monday thru Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, 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 Martin County
Together, the two agencies in Martin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 91 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Martin County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.martin.tx.us/156/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Martin County), phone 432-264-2220, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Texas Department of Public Safety, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Martin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Martin County criminal records, Martin County divorce records, Martin County traffic tickets, Martin County DUI and Martin County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Martin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Martin County and Texas. These court pages from its Martin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- 25.0003, General statutory county court jurisdiction. (txcourts.gov)
Cities in Martin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Martin 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.
The one city in the county is Stanton.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Martin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at co.martin.tx.us/152/County-District-Clerk, phone 432-756-3412.
Which court hears felonies in Martin County?
The Martin 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 Martin 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 Martin 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.