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.
Washington County, Utah, has about 208,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Washington County
In Washington County, the District Court for Washington 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 Washington County
For Washington County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at washco.utah.gov/departments/justice-court/court-updates-and-informa... (page title: Court Updates and Information | Washington County of Utah), phone (435) 301-7480, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm., 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 Washington County
Together, the eight agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,404 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Washington County or the Justice Courts.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at washco.utah.gov/departments/attorney (page title: Attorney | Washington County of Utah), phone (435) 301-7100, 33 North 100 West St. George, UT 84770, 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 Washington County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Washington County criminal records, Washington County divorce records, Washington County traffic tickets, Washington County DUI and Washington County property records.
Cities in Washington County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Washington County or the Justice Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Washington County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- St. George (106,288)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Washington County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at washco.utah.gov, phone (435) 301-7480. Statewide, MyCase and Xchange is free case lookup for parties through MyCase; the public Xchange search is by subscription.
Which court hears felonies in Washington County?
The District Court for Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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.