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California court case lookup by county
California has no single verified statewide portal in this catalog; county coverage currently includes Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Diego County, and Riverside County.
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01 County / county Los Angeles Superior Court Access a Case Superior Court of Los Angeles County Search byCase number · Party name CostSome searches are free; some name searches require a paid tool Verified2026-07-22
- Registration
- Guest access available; account optional
- Record access
- Case-type-specific public access with separate paid or role-based tools for some searches
- Case number guidance
- Los Angeles uses court-specific case-access tools. If you already have the case number, start there; if you only have a party name, you may need the court's paid name-search workflow.
Los Angeles offers multiple case-access paths. Public summaries are available for some case types, while the name-based case-number search tool has its own terms and fee flow.
Online case availability differs by case type, and some searches or documents are not part of the free public summary.
02 County / county Orange County Superior Court Case Access Superior Court of California, County of Orange Search byCase number · Party name · Citation / ticket number CostLookup is free; some document downloads cost extra Verified2026-07-22
- Registration
- Terms acceptance only on public tools
- Record access
- Public case summaries with some paid document access and normal statutory restrictions
- Case number guidance
- Orange County breaks access out by case type. Case numbers are the fastest route; criminal and traffic tools also align with citation-style public lookup.
Orange County states that case access is public. Civil summaries are free, while some online document viewing or downloads involve fees.
The public tools warn that search criteria may not always reflect accurate name-case association. Always confirm the case details on the returned summary.
03 County / county San Diego Superior Court Online Case Search Superior Court of California, County of San Diego Search byCase number · Party name CostLookup is free; some documents or mailed copies cost extra Verified2026-07-22
- Registration
- Public case search
- Record access
- Public indexes and registers of actions with normal record-level restrictions
- Case number guidance
- San Diego's official wording emphasizes finding the case number and location first, then moving into the relevant register of actions.
San Diego offers a public online case search and register-of-actions access, while some document copies must be purchased.
Document availability depends on case type and filing date. Some family and criminal documents require a separate request.
04 County / county Riverside Superior Court Public Access Superior Court of California, County of Riverside Search byCase number · Party name CostCase-number search is free; civil name search is paid Verified2026-07-22
- Registration
- Public case-number search; some access uses portal login
- Record access
- Mixed public access with paid name-search lanes and usual court restrictions
- Case number guidance
- Riverside is strongest when you already have the case number. If you only have a name, be ready for a separate paid civil-name flow or a narrower case-type portal.
Riverside states that case-number searches are free and that at least some civil name-search workflows have a fee.
The court notes that online information does not constitute the official record. Protected records stay restricted.
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