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 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Caledonia County, Vermont, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit and the Judicial Bureau, and the file of each case, kept by the clerk of each division, 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: Caledonia County public records, Caledonia County arrest records, Caledonia County warrants, Caledonia County inmate search, Caledonia County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Caledonia County
In Caledonia County, the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case, each in its own division.
Below it, the Judicial Bureau takes traffic tickets and other civil violations.
Divorces go to the Family Division of the Superior Court, and the file stays with the Family Division clerk.
The clerk of each division keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Vermont Public Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Caledonia County
For Caledonia County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at bgs.vermont.gov/facilities/east/caledoniacourt (page title: Caledonia County Courthouse | Buildings and General Services), phone (802) 751-2622, 1126 Main Street St. Johnsbury, VT 05819, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026. That page belongs to a lower court, the Judicial Bureau, not to the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit.
Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
The Vermont court page SearchSystems verified is at vtcourts.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Caledonia County
Together, the four agencies in Caledonia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 333 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit or the Judicial Bureau.
The State's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at acluvt.org/getting-know-vermonts-states-attorneys (page title: Getting to Know Vermont's State's Attorneys | ACLU of Vermont), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 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 Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Caledonia County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Caledonia County criminal records, Caledonia County traffic tickets and Caledonia County DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Caledonia County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Caledonia County and Vermont. These court pages from its Caledonia County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Caledonia Criminal Division (vtcourts.gov)
- Public Portal (vtcourts.gov)
- Vermont Judiciary Public Portal (portal.vtcourts.gov)
Cities in Caledonia County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit or the Judicial Bureau.
The one city in the county is West Burke.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Caledonia County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at bgs.vermont.gov, phone (802) 751-2622; it belongs to a lower court, the Judicial Bureau, not to the Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit. Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Caledonia County?
The Vermont Superior Court, Caledonia Unit, which hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case, each in its own division. The Judicial Bureau takes traffic tickets and other civil violations.
Who keeps the court records in Caledonia County?
The clerk of each division. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Vermont?
Yes: Vermont Judiciary Public Portal, the courts' free statewide case search.
Is this the official Caledonia 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.