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 September 30, 2026.
Chittenden County, Vermont, has about 171,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden 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: Chittenden County public records, Chittenden County arrest records, Chittenden County warrants, Chittenden County inmate search, Chittenden County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Chittenden County
In Chittenden County, the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit hears every civil, criminal, family and probate case, each in its own division.
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 Chittenden County
For Chittenden County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at vtcourts.gov/court-locations/chittenden-civil-division (page title: Chittenden Civil Division | Vermont Judiciary), phone 800-540-9990, 154 Main Street, Hyde Park, VT 05655, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
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 Chittenden County
Together, the ten agencies in Chittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,497 arrests to the FBI that year; the State's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden 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 September 30, 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 Chittenden County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Chittenden County criminal records, Chittenden County divorce records, Chittenden County traffic tickets and Chittenden County DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Chittenden County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Chittenden County and Vermont. These court pages from its Chittenden County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Chittenden Jury Reporting Information (vtcourts.gov)
- Public Portal (vtcourts.gov)
- Vermont Judiciary Public Portal (portal.vtcourts.gov)
Cities in Chittenden County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit or the Judicial Bureau.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Chittenden County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Burlington (44,432)
- South Burlington (21,713)
- Essex Junction (10,787)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Chittenden County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at vtcourts.gov, phone 800-540-9990. Statewide, Vermont Judiciary Public Portal is the courts' free statewide case search.
Which court hears felonies in Chittenden County?
The Vermont Superior Court, Chittenden 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden 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.