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 23, 2026 and September 27, 2026.
Lincoln County, Washington, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Lincoln County Superior Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the County Clerk, 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County inmate search, Lincoln County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Lincoln County
Court cases from Lincoln County are filed in the Lincoln County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $100,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Superior Court, and the file stays with the County Clerk.
The County Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56).
Looking Up a Case from Lincoln County
For Lincoln County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/281.html (page title: Washington State Courts | Court Directory), phone 509-725-3081, 450 Logan St Davenport, WA 99122, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
The Washington court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.wa.gov/index.cfm.
What Reaches the Court from Lincoln County
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 291 arrests to the FBI that year; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Lincoln County Superior Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at co.lincoln.wa.us/189/Prosecutors (page title: Prosecutors | Lincoln County, WA), phone 509-725-4040, 450 Logan Street Davenport, WA 99122, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 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 Washington State Department of Licensing, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Lincoln County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Lincoln County criminal records, Lincoln County divorce records, Lincoln County traffic tickets, Lincoln County DUI and Lincoln County property records.
Cities in Lincoln County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Lincoln County Superior Court or the District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Davenport, Wilbur, Odessa, Reardan, Sprague, Harrington, Almira and Creston.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Lincoln County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/281.html, phone 509-725-3081. Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Lincoln County?
The Lincoln County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $100,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000.
Who keeps the court records in Lincoln County?
The County Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Washington?
Yes: Washington Courts Search Case Records, the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Lincoln 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.