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 October 2, 2026.
San Juan County, Washington, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the San Juan 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, 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 inmate search, San Juan County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Juan County
Court cases from San Juan County are filed in the San Juan 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 San Juan County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/287.html (page title: Washington State Courts | Court Directory), phone 360-378-2399, 350 Court St, #7 Friday Harbor, WA 98250-7901, 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 San Juan County
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office reported 212 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the San Juan County Superior Court or the District Court.
The Prosecuting Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sanjuancountywa.gov/254/Prosecuting-Attorney (page title: Prosecuting Attorney | San Juan County, WA), phone 360-378-4101, 350 Court Street 1st Floor Friday Harbor, WA 98250, Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 San Juan County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Juan County criminal records, San Juan County divorce records, San Juan County traffic tickets, San Juan County DUI 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 Washington. These court pages from its San Juan County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Washington Courts (dw.courts.wa.gov)
Cities in San Juan County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the San Juan County Superior Court or the District Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The one city in the county is Friday Harbor.
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 courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/287.html, phone 360-378-2399. Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in San Juan County?
The San Juan 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 San Juan 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 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.