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 1, 2026.
Summit County, Utah, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Summit 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: Summit County public records, Summit County arrest records, Summit County warrants, Summit County inmate search, Summit County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Summit County
In Summit County, the District Court for Summit 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 Summit County
For Summit County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at summitcountyutah.gov/228/Justice-Court (page title: Justice Court | Summit County, Utah Official Court Information | Summit County, UT), phone 435-615-3800, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Justice Courts, not to the District Court for Summit County.
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 Summit County
Together, the two agencies in Summit County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,766 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Summit County or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at summitcountyutah.gov/970/Staff (page title: Summit County Attorney Staff | Summit County, UT), phone 435-336-3206, 60 N. Main Street P.O. Box 128 Coalville, UT 84017, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 Summit County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Summit County criminal records, Summit County traffic tickets, Summit County DUI and Summit County property records.
Cities in Summit County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Summit County or the Justice Courts.
The cities and towns in the county are Park City, Kamas, Francis, Oakley, Coalville and Henefer.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Summit County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at summitcountyutah.gov/228/Justice-Court, phone 435-615-3800; it belongs to a lower court, the Justice Courts, not to the District Court for Summit County. Statewide, MyCase and Xchange is free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Summit County?
The District Court for Summit 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 Summit 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 Summit 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.