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 24, 2026.
Kennebec County, Maine, has about 128,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Kennebec County Superior Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of each court, 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: Kennebec County public records, Kennebec County arrest records, Kennebec County warrants, Kennebec County inmate search, Kennebec County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Kennebec County
Court cases from Kennebec County are filed in the Kennebec County Superior Court, which hears felonies with jury trials and civil cases.
The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters.
Divorces go to the District Court, and the file stays with the clerk of each court.
The clerk of each court keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Maine Freedom of Access Act.
Looking Up a Case from Kennebec County
For Kennebec County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courts.maine.gov/courts/superior/kennebec-sc.html (page title: Kennebec Court Superior Court: State of Maine Judicial Branch), phone (207) 213-2800, Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Maine has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Maine court page SearchSystems verified is at courts.maine.gov/ecourts/access.html.
What Reaches the Court from Kennebec County
Together, the nine agencies in Kennebec County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,995 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Kennebec County Superior Court or the District Court.
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 Kennebec County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Kennebec County criminal records, Kennebec County divorce records, Kennebec County traffic tickets, Kennebec County DUI and Kennebec County property records.
Cities in Kennebec County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Kennebec County Superior Court or the District Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Kennebec County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Augusta (19,168)
- Waterville (17,336)
- Gardiner (6,160)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Kennebec County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at courts.maine.gov, phone (207) 213-2800.
Which court hears felonies in Kennebec County?
The Kennebec County Superior Court, which hears felonies with jury trials and civil cases. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic violations, small claims, divorces and family matters.
Who keeps the court records in Kennebec County?
The clerk of each court. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Maine?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Kennebec 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.