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 October 9, 2026.
Garfield County, Utah, has about 5,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Garfield 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, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Garfield County public records, Garfield County arrest records, Garfield County warrants, Garfield County inmate search, Garfield County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Garfield County
In Garfield County, the District Court for Garfield County 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 Garfield County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at garfield.utah.gov/Departments/Courts (page title: Courts | Garfield County), phone 435-676-1104, 55 South Main Street Panguitch, UT 84759, Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 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 Garfield County
The Garfield County Sheriff's Office reported 37 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Garfield County or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at garfield.utah.gov/Departments/Attorney (page title: Attorney | Garfield County), phone 435-676-1103, 55 South Main Street Panguitch, UT 84759-0077, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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 Utah Driver License Division, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Garfield County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Garfield County criminal records, Garfield County divorce records, Garfield County DUI and Garfield County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Garfield County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Garfield County and Utah. These court pages from its Garfield County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Court Records (archives.utah.gov)
Cities in Garfield County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Garfield County or the Justice Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Panguitch, Escalante, Tropic, Bryce Canyon City, Boulder, Henrieville, Cannonville, Hatch and Antimony.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Garfield County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at garfield.utah.gov/Departments/Courts, phone 435-676-1104. Statewide, MyCase and Xchange is free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Garfield County?
The District Court for Garfield 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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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.