Leavenworth County
Located in the northeastern region of Kansas, Leavenworth County was formed in 1855 and named after an officer in the Indian Wars, General Henry Leavenworth. It has a land area of 463 square miles, and according to the 2020 US census, it has a population of 81,881. Leavenworth is its county seat and its largest and most populous city. The people of Leavenworth County are served by a district court and four municipal courts.
The highest court in the county, the Leavenworth County District Court, has general jurisdiction over all trial cases. It hears civil, criminal, family law, juvenile, and probate matters, such as felonies, misdemeanors, civil equity cases, civil torts, divorces, juvenile delinquencies, wills, estates, and guardianships. It also handles appeals from the county's municipal courts.
Municipal courts in Leavenworth County handle issues unique to each municipality, primarily focusing on municipal ordinance violations and traffic infractions. The four municipal courts in Leavenworth County are in Leavenworth, Tonganoxie, Lansing, and Basehor.
In Leavenworth County, public court records are court documents and files produced by the county's courts and available for public access. These records can be in text, audio, or video form, and they include warrants, court transcripts, dockets, court schedules, court filings, writs, court proceedings, depositions, motions, orders, and court rulings. The Leavenworth County District Court Clerk maintains all court records from the District Court, while each municipal court clerk keeps their court records.
Unless sealed by court orders, the following types of court records are available to the public in Leavenworth County:
- Criminal Court Records
- Family Court Records
- Civil Court Records
- Probate Court Records
- Traffic Violation Records
Record seekers can search for Leavenworth County District Court public records on the Kansas Judicial Branch District Court Records Search platform. They can also submit a written request to the Kansas Judicial Branch for copies of the county's public court records. In addition, anyone can visit the court where a case was heard to request nonconfidential court records. They can also contact the Leavenworth County Clerk to view or request public court records from the county.
