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 1, 2026.
San Francisco County, California, has about 828,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, 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: San Francisco County public records, San Francisco County arrest records, San Francisco County warrants, San Francisco County inmate search, San Francisco County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from San Francisco County
In San Francisco County, the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco 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 Francisco County
For San Francisco County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at sf.courts.ca.gov/online-services/case-information (page title: Case Information | Superior Court of California | County of San Francisco), 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 Francisco County
The San Francisco County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at careers.sf.gov/classifications/index.php?classCode=8198 (page title: 8198-District Attorney | City and County of San Francisco), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 San Francisco County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: San Francisco County criminal records, San Francisco County divorce records, San Francisco County traffic tickets, San Francisco County DUI and San Francisco County property records.
More Official Court Pages for San Francisco County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for San Francisco County and California. These court pages from its San Francisco County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Pay Traffic Citations (sf.courts.ca.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in San Francisco County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at sf.courts.ca.gov.
Which court hears felonies in San Francisco County?
The Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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.