Riverside County
Riverside County is in California. It was formed from sections of San Bernardino and San Diego Counties in March 1893. The county derives its name from the City of Riverside which was named when the Santa Ana River's upper canal reached it in 1871. More than 2.4 million people live in the 7,209.2 square miles of land area that is Riverside County.
The superior court is the only court type in Riverside County as the county runs a unified court system in a similar fashion to the state's court system. Therefore, all court proceedings for all civil and criminal cases in the county are conducted in the superior court.
There are 11 locations for superior courts in Riverside County but 14 distinct courthouses. Each court has specific jurisdiction in the following matter:
- Banning Superior Court: Handles civil, criminal, traffic, and small claims cases
- Blythe Superior Court: Handles civil, family law, criminal, small claims, and traffic matters
- Corona Superior Court: Handles traffic cases only. Court documents are not filed in this court
- Hemet Superior Court: Hears family law, civil, traffic, and small claims cases
- Indio Superior Court: Hears juvenile cases only
- Indio Superior Court - Larson Justice Center: Hears criminal, probate, family law, and traffic cases
- Moreno Valley Superior Court: Handles eviction, small claims, and traffic cases
- Palm Springs Superior Court: Hears civil cases
- Riverside Family Law Superior Court: Hears juvenile cases only
- Riverside Superior Court - Riverside Hall of Justice: Handles criminal cases
- Riverside Superior Court - Riverside Historic Courthouse: Handles civil and probate cases
- Riverside Juvenile Superior Court: Hears juvenile cases only
- Riverside Superior Court- Southwest Justice Center: Hears civil, juvenile, criminal, small claims, and traffic cases
- Riverside Superior Court -Temecula Court: Handles probate cases
The clerk of the superior court in Riverside County maintains court records. Court records are available in the following categories:
- Civil
- Family Law
- Probate
- Criminal
- Traffic
You can visit the address of the courthouse to copy a court record for a fee. Alternatively, the Riverside County Superior Court's Public Access allows the public to access available case information without visiting the courthouse. The Public Access resource allows the public to search criminal records, or civil, family law, and probate records.
The Riverside County Superior Court's Online Copy Request system allows the public to request non-certified and certified copies of non-confidential court documents and minute orders.
