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 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Cathedral City, California, in Riverside County, has about 53,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, and the file of each case, kept by the Superior Court clerk, 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 and common questions.
Related guides: Cathedral City public records, Riverside County court records, Cathedral City arrest records, Cathedral City warrants, Cathedral City inmate search, Cathedral City criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Cathedral City
In Cathedral City, the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Divorces go to the Superior Court's family law division, and the file stays with the Superior Court clerk.
The Superior Court clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the California Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Cathedral City
For Riverside County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at epublic-access.riverside.courts.ca.gov/public-portal/?q=node%2F369 (page title: Public Access | Riverside Superior Court), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
California has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The California court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.ca.gov/policy-administration/public-records/who-where-how-vi....
What Reaches the Court from Cathedral City
Together, the 13 agencies in Riverside County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25,498 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Riverside.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at rivcoda.org (page title: Riverside County District Attorney), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Cathedral City guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Cathedral City criminal records, Cathedral City divorce records, Cathedral City DUI and Cathedral City property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Cathedral City?
The Superior Court of California, County of Riverside, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Cathedral City?
The Superior Court clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in California?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Cathedral City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.