Roosevelt County Court Records
Roosevelt County uses a split records structure. District Court case files, Magistrate Court matters, Portales Municipal Court cases, county probate work, and County Clerk recorded documents each follow a different access route. The statewide judiciary supplies the main electronic court case systems, while local offices keep the paper file, certified copies, and many records that are not court cases at all.
The Roosevelt County homepage is the county government entry point for clerk, probate, sheriff, detention, commission, news, and IPRA links. The image below shows the county government site as a useful starting point, but court case records still move through the New Mexico court system rather than the county website alone.
That split matters. A deed, marriage license, or probate clerk index is not requested from the same office as a felony judgment, a divorce decree, or a magistrate traffic case.
Start With the Right Office
The court record search starts by naming the court or office. Roosevelt County District Court is the general trial court for felony, major civil, domestic, juvenile, mental health, estate disputes, administrative appeals, and lower-court appeals. Roosevelt County Magistrate Court handles limited civil cases, landlord and tenant cases, felony preliminary hearings, misdemeanors, DWI/DUI, and many traffic matters. Portales Municipal Court handles city ordinance, petty misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, and traffic matters without jury trials.
County Clerk records are separate. County Clerk Mandi Park's office handles recorded real property records, marriage licenses, elections, voter registration, unincorporated business licenses, military discharges, and County Clerk of the Probate Court functions. Probate Judge Kendall Terry handles informal probate duties with the County Clerk. The Sheriff and Detention Center handle law enforcement reports, warrant-related information, and current custody questions.
Roosevelt County District Court
109 W. First St.
Portales, NM 88130
575-359-6920
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Roosevelt County Magistrate Court
1630 N. Boston Ave.
Portales, NM 88130
575-356-8569
Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Roosevelt County Clerk
109 W 1st Street, Lobby Box 4
Portales, NM 88130
575-356-8562
Recorded records, marriage, elections, probate clerk records
Search Roosevelt County Court Cases
New Mexico Case Lookup is the public starting point for individual electronic court records. The service opens with a New Mexico State Judiciary disclaimer and an acceptance step. It is built for individual record viewing, not bulk downloads or background checks. If the displayed information does not match the case, the court where the case was heard is the correction contact.
The statewide court page gives users a direct route to courts, case access, forms, public records, and payment tools. The New Mexico Courts homepage is shown below because Roosevelt County court case access is part of that statewide structure.
For a basic Roosevelt County court records search, identify the court first, use statewide Case Lookup for electronic cases, then move to re:SearchNM or the court clerk if documents, copies, certifications, or older case detail are needed.
- Identify whether the matter belongs in District Court, Magistrate Court, Municipal Court, Probate Court, or the County Clerk's recorded-document office.
- Use New Mexico Case Lookup for individual electronic court records, accepting the disclaimer only for proper individual searches.
- Use Public Access or re:SearchNM when registered-user document access or broader Odyssey access is needed.
- Check the Ninth District docket pages when only the current day or next six days of hearings are needed.
- Use in-person inspection, the court IPRA form, or a mail request when records are missing, older, restricted by access tier, or need certified copies.
| Case Lookup Field | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Accept | Submit button | Yes to proceed | Accepts the New Mexico State Judiciary Case Lookup disclaimer. |
| Cancel | Button | No | Leaves the Case Lookup path. |
| Search fields beyond disclaimer | Unknown | Unknown | The research could not confirm exact field labels after the disclaimer gate. |
Roosevelt County Court Dockets
The Ninth Judicial District publishes docket pages for Roosevelt County District Court and Roosevelt County Magistrate Court. Both pages show hearings for the current day plus six days. They are hearing schedules, not full case histories. A missed entry on those pages does not prove there is no case or no hearing.
The Ninth Judicial District homepage is the local court system hub for Curry and Roosevelt Counties. It links docket, jury, case lookup, forms, payment, records request, and help resources.
When a hearing is not listed, contact the court. District, Magistrate, and Municipal Court all have separate phone routes, and municipal matters are outside the Ninth District docket pages.
Roosevelt County Judicial System
New Mexico's court system has the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, district courts, magistrate courts, Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court, county probate courts, and municipal courts. Roosevelt County sits in the Ninth Judicial District with Curry County. District Court is the main general-jurisdiction trial court. Magistrate Court and Municipal Court handle many lower-level criminal, traffic, and civil matters. Probate Court handles informal and uncontested estate work, while contested estate issues move to District Court.
| Court | Roosevelt County Role | Common Records |
|---|---|---|
| District Court | General trial court in the Ninth Judicial District | Felony, civil, domestic, juvenile, estate disputes, appeals, judgments |
| Magistrate Court | Limited trial court with jury trials | Misdemeanor, DWI/DUI, traffic, landlord and tenant, civil claims up to $10,000 |
| Municipal Court | City court for Portales matters | Petty misdemeanors, ordinance cases, traffic, municipal DWI/DUI |
| Probate Court | County probate court | Informal probate, personal representative appointments, estate records |
Typical path: municipal or magistrate case to District Court appeal to Court of Appeals, with Supreme Court review only for matters within its jurisdiction.
Roosevelt County Record Types
Civil records can include complaints, summonses, answers, motions, notices, orders, judgments, satisfactions, writs, and appeals. Criminal records can include the complaint, information, indictment, bond order, plea, motions, disposition, judgment and sentence, probation terms, restitution, fines, and docket entries. Family records include divorce, custody, support, parentage, domestic violence, and related orders, but sensitive details may be restricted.
Traffic court records are not the same as New Mexico MVD driver histories. Probate Court records differ from District Court estate disputes. Marriage licenses are County Clerk records, while divorce decrees are District Court family case records. The best search result comes from matching the record type to the office that created it.
- Court case records: District, Magistrate, Municipal, and appellate files tied to lawsuits, charges, hearings, and judgments.
- County Clerk records: recorded land documents, marriage licenses, military discharges, elections, and probate clerk indexes.
- Law enforcement records: sheriff or police reports, detention custody records, and warrant-related records when public.
- State records: NMCD offender search, MVD driver history, and federal PACER or BOP records when the matter is outside county court.
Roosevelt County Public Access
Public access in Roosevelt County is shaped by the Inspection of Public Records Act and court access rules. County administrative records route through Roosevelt County's public records custodian or NextRequest. Court case records route through the courthouse where filed, the New Mexico Courts IPRA webform, or the Ninth Judicial District records custodian. Courts do not conduct public criminal background checks and do not maintain law enforcement records, motor vehicle driving records, or marriage licenses.
The county's public records page explains how local IPRA requests work, including written requester details, the 15-calendar-day response rule, and fee-reduction options such as requesting electronic records when available. The Roosevelt County IPRA instructions are shown below as the county-side request channel.
State court records use a separate form. The New Mexico Courts IPRA form can route a request to the Ninth District and the Roosevelt District or Magistrate Court department named by the requester.
Key access rules: NMSA 1978, Section 14-2-1 et seq. gives public inspection rights subject to exceptions. Section 14-2-8 supports specific written requests. Section 14-2-11 is reflected in the 15-calendar-day response deadline. Section 14-3-15.1 is cited by Case Lookup and bars improper bulk database use.
Restricted Roosevelt County Records
Some Roosevelt County court records are public in part, sealed in part, or not public at all. Juvenile and Children's Court records have special confidentiality rules. re:SearchNM separates delinquency access into a higher tier that requires extra application terms. Adoption, mental health, protected-party safety information, financial identifiers, minor identifiers, and some domestic violence material may be sealed or redacted.
Expungement can also affect access. New Mexico Courts and DPS both reference the Criminal Record Expungement Act for qualifying arrest, criminal, and related public records. If a case does not appear online, the cause may be sealing, expungement, case age, restricted access tier, wrong court, spelling variation, or a record not yet digitized.
Roosevelt County Sheriff Records
Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office is at 1700 N. Boston in Portales. Sheriff Javier Sanchez, Chief Deputy Bryan Holmes, and Executive Secretary Shana Hernandez are listed on the county sheriff page. The office links to Most Wanted, sex offenders, domestic violence, fees and services, and resource links. Sheriff report copies have a published fee schedule, with an initial report-copy charge and a per-page charge after that.
The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office page is the official law enforcement starting point for sheriff contact details and warrant-related resources.
Current custody is handled by Roosevelt County Detention Center, not by Case Lookup. No official live county jail roster was found in the county materials. Call the detention center for custody status, use VINE for notification, use NMCD for state prisoners or supervision, and use BOP for federal custody. More custody-specific routes are collected on the Roosevelt County inmate records page.
Roosevelt County Warrants
Roosevelt County does not publish a full searchable active-warrant database in the official materials reviewed. The sheriff's Most Wanted page is an official warrant-related list, but it is not the same as a complete warrant search. It states that the Sheriff's Office holds felony warrants for listed people and warns the public not to attempt an apprehension.
Bench warrants may come from District, Magistrate, or Municipal Court after missed hearings, unpaid obligations, contempt issues, or other court orders. For traffic or municipal bench warrants, Portales Municipal Court is the key local court. For felony and magistrate issues, the issuing court and Sheriff's Office are the safer starting points. Charge records after arrest should be read as filed accusations, not convictions.
Roosevelt County Marriage Probate
Marriage licenses are issued by the County Clerk, not by New Mexico Courts IPRA. Adult applicants must appear in the clerk's office with photo identification, and the license fee is cash only. Certified marriage records have a separate County Clerk certification fee. Divorce records, by contrast, are District Court domestic case records and may be searched through court systems or requested from the court clerk.
Probate is also split. Informal and uncontested probate runs through Roosevelt County Probate Court and Probate Judge Kendall Terry, with County Clerk filing, indexing, packet, and certified-copy functions. Contested estate matters go to District Court. Probate terms can be plain once the roles are separated.
- Personal representative
- The person appointed to manage and settle an estate.
- Intestate
- A death without a valid will, so property passes under New Mexico succession law.
- Verified closing statement
- A notarized filing used when an estate is ready to close after claims, taxes, and distribution are resolved.
Roosevelt County Court Fees
Fees depend on the office and record type. District and Magistrate Court copy charges are separate from County Clerk recording and copy fees. Court copies, certifications, and audio duplication must be paid before copies are provided, and the Ninth District asks requesters to allow three days for processing. Mailed court-copy requests should include a money order or cashier's check and a self-addressed stamped envelope.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| District civil filing or reopening | $132.00 |
| District domestic filing or reopening | $137.00 |
| Magistrate criminal appeal | $35.00 |
| Municipal appeal | $20.00 |
| Court photocopies | $0.35 per page |
| Court certification | $1.50 each |
| County Clerk office-made copies | $0.50 per page |
| County Clerk staff-made copies | $1.00 per page |
| Marriage license | $55.00 cash |
Roosevelt County Jury Updates
New Mexico Courts uses a statewide jury portal, and Ninth District pages link jury duty resources. In 2026 the judiciary announced bilingual postcards with a QR code for jury service notices, questionnaires, postponement requests, and excusal requests. This is relevant in Roosevelt County because local District and Magistrate Court jury processes are tied to statewide court systems.
The New Mexico Jury Duty portal is shown below as the statewide juror access route.
The courts also announced bilingual postcard notices in 2026, which shows how court access tools continue to shift from paper-only notices to online completion paths.
Roosevelt County Local Details
Portales is the hub for the courthouse, District Court, County Clerk, Probate Judge, Magistrate Court, Sheriff, Detention Center, Portales Police, and Portales Municipal Court. The courthouse address appears across commission, election, clerk, probate, and district-court materials. The Magistrate Court and sheriff/detention campus are both on North Boston Avenue, but they are separate from the courthouse.
Several local details can change a search or visit. Portales Municipal Court is closed Fridays and holidays. The District Court phone tree has separate options for jury, criminal, domestic matters or child support, juvenile, civil or probate, domestic violence, and general information. The County Clerk's Tyler index warns that it is like a library card catalogue, not a substitute for the underlying document. A local deed rule requires a Grantor's Affidavit for certain unincorporated Roosevelt County real estate transfers.
The Ninth District's location and hours page shows the Roosevelt court offices and published court contact details.
Roosevelt County Court FAQ
Is there one Roosevelt County court records search? No. Court case records use New Mexico court systems, dockets use Ninth District pages, marriage and recorded documents use the County Clerk, and custody or reports use sheriff, detention, or police channels.
Do District Court dockets show every case? No. The Roosevelt County District and Magistrate docket pages show the current day plus six days. Past events and full case history require Case Lookup, re:SearchNM, clerk inspection, or a records request.
Can New Mexico Courts provide a marriage license? No. Marriage licenses are County Clerk records. Divorce files are court records in District Court.
Does the county publish a jail roster? No official live jail roster was found. Call Roosevelt County Detention Center, use VINE for custody notifications, and use NMCD only for state custody or supervision.
Does the Most Wanted page prove warrant status? No. It is an official felony-warrant list for selected people, not a complete active-warrant database. Contact the issuing court or Sheriff's Office for warrant questions.