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.
San Patricio County, Texas, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the San Patricio 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: San Patricio County public records, San Patricio County arrest records, San Patricio County warrants, San Patricio County inmate search, San Patricio County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Patricio County
Court cases from San Patricio County are filed in the San Patricio County District Court, which 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 San Patricio County
For San Patricio County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at sanpatriciocountytx.gov/page/county.clerk.home (page title: County Clerk Home | San Patricio County TX), phone (361) 364-9350, 400 W Sinton St, Sinton, TX 78387, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, 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 San Patricio County
Together, the eight agencies in San Patricio County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,697 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the San Patricio County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sanpatriciocountytx.gov/page/district.attorney (page title: District Attorney | San Patricio County TX), phone 361-364-9390, 400 W Sinton St, Sinton, TX 78387, Monday - Friday: 8am - 5:00pm, 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 San Patricio County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Patricio County criminal records, San Patricio County divorce records, San Patricio County traffic tickets, San Patricio County DUI and San Patricio County property records.
More Official Court Pages for San Patricio County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for San Patricio County and Texas. These court pages from its San Patricio County listing were opened again on October 1, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Thirteenth Court of Appeals (txcourts.gov)
Cities in San Patricio County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the San Patricio 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 San Patricio County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Portland (20,725)
- Ingleside (10,155)
- Aransas Pass (8,742)
- Sinton (5,648)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in San Patricio County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sanpatriciocountytx.gov, phone (361) 364-9350.
Which court hears felonies in San Patricio County?
The San Patricio 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 San Patricio 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 San Patricio 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.