Search Umatilla County Court Records
The first access point for Umatilla County Circuit Court records is the Oregon Judicial Department's records and calendar search page. It provides free public access to basic case information and calendars for Oregon circuit courts, the Tax Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. The same statewide page warns that online record and calendar tools may be unavailable at times, so a failed search does not mean no case exists.
For deeper Umatilla County court records, OJCIN Online is the paid subscription route. OJCIN includes the Oregon eCourt Case Information system and the official register of actions for Oregon circuit courts. The register of actions is the chronological court record described by Oregon law. It is different from a full document packet, but it is often the most useful way to track filings, hearings, orders, and dispositions before ordering copies.
- Start with the statewide free records and calendars page and choose the court record or calendar tool that fits the case.
- Use the party name, case number, citation number, or hearing date if known. Broader searches can return unrelated cases.
- Confirm that the result is in Umatilla County Circuit Court or the correct Oregon court level before relying on it.
- Review the case events, hearing entries, and disposition language. For a full criminal file, use the separate Umatilla County criminal court records overview.
- Use the local court records request process when a document image, certified copy, audio file, or older paper file is needed.
The Umatilla and Morrow Circuit Court records page is the local starting point for copies and access questions. It separates online case lookup from document requests, and it keeps court files with the Circuit Court, not the Umatilla County Records Office.
Source: Umatilla and Morrow Circuit Court records page.
That local page matters because Umatilla County court records are held by the Circuit Court even when the courthouse shares space with county offices.
Umatilla County Court Records Search Fields
The public OECI login page does not expose a broad free-form search screen in the captured research, but it does show the credential fields for OJCIN access. In practice, Umatilla County court records searches depend on the case data held in OJD systems. Users who need only calendar or basic case information can start with the free statewide tools, while users who need the register of actions use OJCIN or a courthouse access point.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| User ID | Text | Yes | OECI or OJCIN credential for subscription access. |
| Password | Password | Yes | OECI or OJCIN credential for the detailed register of actions. |
| Court record or calendar tool | Link choice | No | The statewide records page links separate circuit, tax, appellate, and calendar tools. |
Source: Oregon records and calendar search page.
The statewide page is useful for public searches, but it should be paired with the local request process when the actual filed document is needed.
Request Umatilla County Court Records
The local Circuit Court records request page states that non-confidential, non-sealed court records are available to the public. Digitized documents can be reviewed for free on courthouse lobby kiosk computers. Non-digitized files may be reviewed at the court counter at no charge, but the court asks users to request the file ahead of time so staff can pull it before the visit.
Requests should include as much case detail as possible and a local phone number or email address because the court does not return long-distance calls. Payment must be made in full before processing. The court accepts cash, check or money order payable to State Courts, Visa, and Mastercard. Phone payments are limited to credit or debit card payments.
| Copy Type | Umatilla County Court Records Fee |
|---|---|
| Paper copy | $0.25 per page. |
| Certified paper copy | $5.00 plus per-page copy charge. |
| Exemplified copy | $10.00 plus per-page copy charge. |
| Electronic document emailed | $3.00 per case request. |
| Electronic certified copy | $5.00. |
| Electronic recording | $10.00 per proceeding. |
| Mailing | Actual cost. |
Source: local circuit court records request instructions.
The fee details help separate a free review of Umatilla County court records from paid copies that can be used with another agency or court.
Types of Umatilla County Court Records
Umatilla County Circuit Court is Oregon's general-jurisdiction trial court for the county. Public case records may include civil lawsuits, small claims, evictions, criminal prosecutions, domestic relations, divorce, custody, parenting plans, probate, guardianship, conservatorship, traffic violations, protective orders, juvenile matters, adoption, mental health, and civil commitments. Public access varies by case type, and online access is narrower than court access.
Hermiston Municipal Court is a separate local court for city and state law offenses within Hermiston city limits, excluding felonies. Its official court records page links to a municipal court record search and a records request form. Citations from Hermiston Police Department stay with Hermiston Municipal Court, while matters from the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office or Oregon State Police are handled by Umatilla County Circuit Court.
- Civil records can show parties, money claims, motions, orders, judgments, evictions, and small claims events.
- Criminal court records can show filed charges, arraignment, plea, hearings, disposition, sentence, fines, probation, and warrants.
- Family and divorce records are Circuit Court files, not County Records Office marriage or recording files.
- Probate records are handled by the Probate Department of Umatilla County Circuit Court.
- Traffic and violation records depend on whether the citation belongs to Circuit Court or a municipal court.
Source: OJCIN Online subscription information.
OJCIN is especially useful when the public needs register entries from Umatilla County court records rather than just a calendar result.
What Umatilla County Court Records Show
Umatilla County court records are built around the court register, filings, orders, and hearing events. A search result or register entry can show a case number, filing date, party names, case type, docket events, courtroom or judge, hearing date, money awards, fines, restitution, warrants, probation events, and final disposition. Some data appears as a public index, while full documents require a kiosk review or copy request.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Case number | The court's unique identifier for the Umatilla County case or citation. |
| Parties | Names such as plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, estate, protected person, or guardian. |
| Case type | Criminal, civil, domestic relations, probate, juvenile, small claims, eviction, traffic, adoption, or mental health category. |
| Docket events | Filings, motions, orders, hearing settings, judgments, sentencing, continuances, and warrants. |
| Financials | Fines, fees, restitution, money awards, payment plans, and copy charges when shown. |
| Restrictions | Redactions, sealed material, and confidential case limits when a record is not fully public. |
Source: OECI and OJCIN login page.
Credentialed access can show more detail, but the same Umatilla County court records may still exclude confidential or sealed information.
Public Access for Umatilla County Court Records
Oregon public-records law gives every person a right to inspect nonexempt public records under ORS 192.314. Public bodies must provide inspection or copies upon written request under ORS 192.324 and must respond as soon as practicable without unreasonable delay under ORS 192.329. Court records also use court-specific rules, including the register described in ORS 7.020 and certified copy access under ORS 7.130.
Access depends on the record holder. Umatilla County Circuit Court case records go through OJD systems, OJCIN/OECI, courthouse kiosks, and the local records request form. County administrative and sheriff records go through Umatilla County's JustFOIA portal. Recorded instruments and marriage license copies go through the Umatilla County Records Office, which specifically directs court, criminal, custody, divorce, fines, judgments, parenting plans, probate, and traffic records to Circuit Court.
Note: A County Records Office search is not a substitute for Umatilla County Circuit Court case records.
Restricted Umatilla County Court Records
Not all Umatilla County court records appear in public online systems. Oregon Judicial Department excludes adoption, juvenile, mental health, and Violence Against Women Act related records and calendar information from the public online service. Sealed cases, set-aside criminal records, confidential filings, and personal identifiers may also be restricted, redacted, or unavailable to general public users.
ORS 192.338 requires exempt and nonexempt material to be separated when disclosure is possible. ORS 192.355 lists exemptions, and ORS 192.377 requires redaction of certain personal information submitted in confidence. ORS 137.225 governs set-aside of eligible convictions, contempt findings, and criminal-charge records. Those rules do not erase the need to identify the correct court, case number, and access basis before asking the Circuit Court for a restricted file.
Umatilla County Court Records Offices
Umatilla County Circuit Court has two full-service locations. The Pendleton courthouse is the primary local court location, and the Stafford Hansell Government Center is the Hermiston location. Most Umatilla County Circuit Court documents can be filed at either site. Visitors to the second floor court areas pass through security screening, and drop boxes are available for filings and payments under the local courthouse rules.
Umatilla County Circuit Court
216 SE Fourth Street
Pendleton, OR 97801
541-278-0341
Public counters during normal business hours
Hermiston Circuit Court Location
915 SE Columbia Drive
Hermiston, OR 97838
541-667-3020
Public windows during normal business hours