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 on September 23, 2026.
Calaveras County, California, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Calaveras County public records, Calaveras County arrest records, Calaveras County warrants, Calaveras County inmate search, Calaveras County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Calaveras County
Court cases from Calaveras County are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, which 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 Calaveras County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calaveras.courts.ca.gov (page title: Superior Court of California | County of Calaveras), phone (209) 754-9800, 400 Government Center Drive, San Andreas, CA 95249-9794, 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 Calaveras County
Together, the two agencies in Calaveras County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 934 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at districtattorney.calaverasgov.us (page title: District Attorney), phone (209) 754-6330, Mon - Fri: 9am - 4pm, 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 Calaveras County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Calaveras County criminal records, Calaveras County divorce records, Calaveras County traffic tickets, Calaveras County DUI and Calaveras County property records.
Cities in Calaveras County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras.
The one city in the county is Angels.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Calaveras County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at calaveras.courts.ca.gov, phone (209) 754-9800.
Which court hears felonies in Calaveras County?
The Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Calaveras County?
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 Calaveras County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.