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.
Solano County, California, has about 455,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Solano, 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, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Solano County public records, Solano County arrest records, Solano County warrants, Solano County inmate search, Solano County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Solano County
Court cases from Solano County are filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Solano, 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 Solano County
For Solano County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at portal.solano.courts.ca.gov (page title: Solano Superior Court | Portal), 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 Solano County
Together, the eight agencies in Solano County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,002 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Superior Court of California, County of Solano.
The District Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at solanocounty.gov/government/district-attorney (page title: District Attorney | Solano County, California), phone 707-784-6800, 675 Texas Street, Suite 4500 Fairfield, CA 94533, Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 Solano County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Solano County criminal records, Solano County divorce records, Solano County traffic tickets, Solano County DUI and Solano County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Solano County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Solano County and California. These court pages from its Solano County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Administrative Records Request (solano.courts.ca.gov)
Cities in Solano County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Superior Court of California, County of Solano.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Solano County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Fairfield (122,646)
- Vacaville (103,994)
- Suisun City (29,614)
- Benicia (26,477)
- Dixon (20,296)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Solano County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at portal.solano.courts.ca.gov.
Which court hears felonies in Solano County?
The Superior Court of California, County of Solano, which hears every civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic and juvenile case.
Who keeps the court records in Solano 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 Solano 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.