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.
Sterling County, Texas, has about 1,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Sterling 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: Sterling County public records, Sterling County arrest records, Sterling County warrants, Sterling County inmate search, Sterling County criminal records, Texas arrest records and Texas inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Sterling County
In Sterling County, the Sterling 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 Sterling County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sterlingcotx.gov/page/District.Court (page title: 51st District Court | Sterling County, Tx), phone 325-378-5191, Monday to Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 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 Sterling County
The Sterling County Sheriff's Office reported 19 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Sterling County District Court or the County Courts and Justice Courts.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sterlingcotx.gov/page/District.Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Sterling County, Tx), phone 325-659-6584, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 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 Sterling County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Sterling County criminal records, Sterling County divorce records, Sterling County traffic tickets, Sterling County DUI and Sterling County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Sterling County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Sterling County and Texas. These court pages from its Sterling 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 Sterling County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Sterling 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 Sterling City.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Sterling County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sterlingcotx.gov/page/District.Court, phone 325-378-5191.
Which court hears felonies in Sterling County?
The Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Sterling 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.