Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
San Juan County, Utah, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for San Juan 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, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: San Juan County public records, San Juan County arrest records, San Juan County warrants, San Juan County criminal records, San Juan County police reports, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Juan County
In San Juan County, the District Court for San Juan 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 San Juan County
For San Juan County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at utcourts.gov/en/self-help/services/juryroom/contact/san-juan.html (page title: San Juan), phone 435-587-2122, 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.
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 San Juan County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Juan County criminal records, San Juan County divorce records and San Juan County property records.
More Official Court Pages for San Juan County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for San Juan County and Utah. These court pages from its San Juan County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Requesting Audio of a Court Proceeding (utcourts.gov)
Cities in San Juan County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for San Juan County or the Justice Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Blanding, Monticello and Bluff.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in San Juan County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at utcourts.gov, phone 435-587-2122. Statewide, MyCase and Xchange is free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in San Juan County?
The District Court for San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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.