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.
Mariposa County, California, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Mariposa, 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: Mariposa County public records, Mariposa County arrest records, Mariposa County warrants, Mariposa County inmate search, Mariposa County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Mariposa County
In Mariposa County, the Superior Court of California, County of Mariposa 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 Mariposa County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mariposa.courts.ca.gov (page title: Superior Court of California | County of Mariposa), phone (209) 966-2005, 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 Mariposa County
The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office reported 262 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Mariposa.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at mariposacounty.gov/74/District-Attorney (page title: District Attorney | Mariposa County, CA), phone (209) 966-3626, 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 Mariposa County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Mariposa County criminal records, Mariposa County divorce records, Mariposa County traffic tickets, Mariposa County DUI and Mariposa County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Mariposa County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Mariposa County and California. These court pages from its Mariposa County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Judicial Administration Records Requests (mariposa.courts.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Mariposa County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at mariposa.courts.ca.gov, phone (209) 966-2005.
Which court hears felonies in Mariposa County?
The Superior Court of California, County of Mariposa, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Mariposa 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 Mariposa 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.