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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Duchesne County, Utah, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Duchesne County and the Justice Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of court, 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Duchesne County public records, Duchesne County arrest records, Duchesne County warrants, Duchesne County inmate search, Duchesne County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Duchesne County
Court cases from Duchesne County are filed in the District Court for Duchesne County, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and class A misdemeanors.
The Justice Courts take traffic tickets, class B and C misdemeanors and small claims.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the clerk of court.
The clerk of court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Government Records Access and Management Act.
Looking Up a Case from Duchesne County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at duchesne.utah.gov/serv/courts-legal-services (page title: Courts & Legal Services), phone 435-738-1100, 734 North Center Street Duchesne, UT 84021, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Statewide, MyCase and Xchange are free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
The Utah court page SearchSystems verified is at utcourts.gov/en/court-records-publications/records/court-records.html.
What Reaches the Court from Duchesne County
Together, the two agencies in Duchesne County with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 892 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Duchesne County or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at duchesne.utah.gov/gov/elected-officials/attorney (page title: Attorney), phone 435-738-0184, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Duchesne County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Duchesne County criminal records, Duchesne County divorce records, Duchesne County DUI and Duchesne County property records.
Cities in Duchesne County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Duchesne County or the Justice Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Duchesne County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Roosevelt (7,390)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Duchesne County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at duchesne.utah.gov/serv/courts-legal-services, phone 435-738-1100. Statewide, MyCase and Xchange is free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Duchesne County?
The District Court for Duchesne County, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, probate and class A misdemeanors. The Justice Courts take traffic tickets, class B and C misdemeanors and small claims.
Who keeps the court records in Duchesne County?
The clerk of court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Utah?
Yes: MyCase and Xchange, free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Is this the official Duchesne 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.