Sedgwick County, CO Courts and Public Records

The Sedgwick County District Court and County Court, in the 13th Judicial District, are the county's trial courts. District Court hears felonies and civil, domestic, juvenile, mental health, and probate matters, while County Court hears misdemeanors, traffic, and small claims cases.

Have the person's full name, the case number if you know it, and approximate dates ready before you search Sedgwick County court records.

Sedgwick County's District and County Courts together received 269 new cases in FY 2024 and closed 267. That is 1.9% more than the 264 filed in FY 2023.

The largest change by case type was in County Court civil filings, which rose from 48 to 58.

This table covers the five most recent fiscal years for Sedgwick County. Published years are shown as reported; earlier years marked with ~ are estimates based on the statewide trend and this county's latest published figures.

Combined filings moved from 354 in FY 2021 to 269 in FY 2024, a 24.0% decrease over the period. The largest annual change was in FY 2023, when filings fell 30.9%. FY 2020 is not in the source data, so the FY 2021 change is not shown. The latest change was driven mainly by County Court civil filings.

County Court infractions cases are the largest category, at 76 of the 197 County Court filings (38.6%) in FY 2024.

District Court criminal grew fastest at +30.8%, while County Court felony fell fastest at -100.0%.

Sedgwick County accounted for 0.02% of the 1,715,971 cases filed in Colorado's district and county courts in FY 2024.

Sedgwick County files fewer cases per resident than Colorado overall (119.2 versus 288.0 per 1,000), and its filings changed +1.9% while statewide filings changed +9.9%. The widest District Court gap is in civil, at 29.2% of its District filings versus 45.2% statewide.

These figures are Colorado statewide totals as reported to the FBI, not counts for Sedgwick County. Agency reporting may be incomplete, and county crime counts are not available here. Statewide violent and property crimes combined fell 14.6% from 2024 to 2025. In 2025, reporting agencies covered about 99.1% of Colorado's population, so year-over-year changes can partly reflect which agencies reported.

Rates use the Colorado 2025 population of 6,012,561. County-level rates are not published, so this section does not compare Sedgwick County with the state.

Sedgwick County has 1 court location, the courthouse in Julesburg. Check your notice or ticket for the division or courtroom before you go.

Sedgwick County's District and County Courts share one courthouse in Julesburg, and each case type goes to the court that handles it. Federal cases go to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, and parking tickets go to the citing city.

Yes, most Sedgwick County court records are public, with exceptions set by Colorado's public access rule, Chief Justice Directive 05-01, amended effective November 10, 2025.

Public records

Most court records in District and County Court are open to the public after any redaction that the law, a rule, or a court order requires.

Restricted or confidential records

Sealed records are available only to judges, court staff, and authorized Department staff, and to outside parties with a court order. Juvenile delinquency, mental health, guardianship, and truancy cases are not public unless a court orders otherwise, and the Children's Code controls juvenile records.

Online access

Colorado does not offer a statewide public case search on coloradojudicial.gov. Commercial vendors such as cocourts.com list register-of-actions data for civil, domestic, felony, misdemeanor, and traffic cases, but they do not provide copies of documents and are not the official court record. See the public records access guide.

In-person access

Visit the Sedgwick Combined Court, 315 Cedar Street, Julesburg, CO 80737, to view or request records.

Fees

The Colorado Judicial Branch records request form lists $0.25 per page for copies, $20 for certified copies, and $5 for a name search. The form says these are estimates and that fees vary by court and form.

Colorado has no statewide public case search, so use the steps below to find Sedgwick County cases and request documents that are not online.

1. Identify the case type, such as criminal, traffic, civil, small claims, domestic relations, probate, or juvenile.
2. Open the public records access guide at coloradojudicial.gov to review the public records options.
3. Search by party name on cocourts.com, which lists register-of-actions data for a fee.
4. Review the register of actions for case status and party names.
5. Use the online records request form or contact the court for documents that are not online.

Sedgwick County fees, fines, and restitution are payable online through the Colorado Judicial Payment System.

1. Online: Pay fees, fines, and restitution at the Colorado Judicial Payment System. Choose Sedgwick County and enter the case or ticket number, or the name on the case.
2. Payment plans: Ask the Sedgwick Combined Court clerk about payment plans, which are offered online, in person, or by mail or fax depending on the county.

Parking tickets are not handled by this court; contact the city that issued the ticket.