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.
Sheridan County, Wyoming, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the District Court for Sheridan County and the Circuit Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Clerk of District 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: Sheridan County public records, Sheridan County arrest records, Sheridan County warrants, Sheridan County inmate search, Sheridan County criminal records, Wyoming arrest records and Wyoming inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Sheridan County
In Sheridan County, the District Court for Sheridan County hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters.
The Circuit Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the Clerk of District Court.
The Clerk of District 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 Wyoming Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Sheridan County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyocomet.wyo.gov/repositories/2/resources/1114 (page title: Collection: Guide to the Sheridan County District Court Records | ArchivesSpace Public Interface), phone (307) 777-7826, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Wyoming has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
What Reaches the Court from Sheridan County
Together, the two agencies in Sheridan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,276 arrests to the FBI that year; the County Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the District Court for Sheridan County or the Circuit Court.
The County Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at sheridancountywy.gov/county_government/elected_offices/prosecuting_... (page title: Sheridan County), phone 307-674-2580, 148 S. Brooks St Sheridan, WY 82801, 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 Wyoming Department of Transportation, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Sheridan County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Sheridan County criminal records, Sheridan County divorce records, Sheridan County traffic tickets, Sheridan County DUI and Sheridan County property records.
Cities in Sheridan County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the District Court for Sheridan County or the Circuit 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 Sheridan, Ranchester, Dayton and Clearmont.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Sheridan County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at wyocomet.wyo.gov, phone (307) 777-7826.
Which court hears felonies in Sheridan County?
The District Court for Sheridan County, which hears felonies, civil cases over $50,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters. The Circuit Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims and civil cases up to $50,000.
Who keeps the court records in Sheridan County?
The Clerk of District Court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Wyoming?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Sheridan 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.