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 September 25, 2026.
Modesto, California, in Stanislaus County, has about 221,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, 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, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Modesto public records, Stanislaus County court records, Modesto arrest records, Modesto warrants, Modesto inmate search, Modesto criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Modesto
In Modesto, the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus 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 Modesto
For Stanislaus County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at stanislaus.courts.ca.gov/online-services/search-case (page title: Search for a Case | Superior Court of California | County of Stanislaus), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Modesto
Together, the five agencies in Stanislaus County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,982 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at stancounty.com/news-room/bios/da.shtm (page title: District Attorney’s Office | Biographies | Current News | Stanislaus County), Mon - Fri: 9am - 5pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 Modesto guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Modesto criminal records, Modesto divorce records, Modesto traffic tickets, Modesto DUI and Modesto property records.
More Official Court Pages for Stanislaus County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Stanislaus County and California. These court pages from its Stanislaus County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Criminal Calendar (stanislaus.courts.ca.gov)
- Judicial Administrative Records Request Form (stanislaus.courts.ca.gov)
- Mediation, Superior Court of California (stanislaus.courts.ca.gov)
- Online Services (stanislaus.courts.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Modesto?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at stanislaus.courts.ca.gov.
Which court hears felonies in Modesto?
The Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Modesto?
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 Modesto 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.