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.
San Anselmo, California, in Marin County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin, 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: San Anselmo public records, Marin County court records, San Anselmo arrest records, San Anselmo warrants, San Anselmo inmate search, San Anselmo criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Anselmo
In San Anselmo, the Superior Court of California, County of Marin 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 San Anselmo
For Marin County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at marin.courts.ca.gov/divisions/court-records-exhibits (page title: Court Records & Exhibits | Superior Court of California | County of Marin), phone (415) 444-7080, 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 San Anselmo
Together, the seven agencies in Marin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,134 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Marin.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at marincountyda.org/our-team (page title: Mission Statement | Marin County District Attorney), phone (415) 473-6450, 3501 Civic Center Drive Suite 145 San Rafael, CA 94903, Monday-Friday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other San Anselmo guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Anselmo criminal records, San Anselmo divorce records, San Anselmo traffic tickets, San Anselmo DUI and San Anselmo property records.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in San Anselmo?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at marin.courts.ca.gov, phone (415) 444-7080.
Which court hears felonies in San Anselmo?
The Superior Court of California, County of Marin, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in San Anselmo?
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 San Anselmo 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.