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California Court Structure
This Court Structure Chart is prepared by the National Center for State Courts. Abbreviations used in the chart are as follows: “COLR” for court of last resort, “IAC” for intermediate appellate court, “GJC” for general jurisdiction court, and “LJC” for limited jurisdiction court. "CSP Case Types" refers to the specific types of cases heard by the court.
SUPREME COURT
STATE BUILDING
350 McALLISTER ST.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
Clerk/Administrator:
415-865-7000
COURT OF APPEAL, 1ST APPELLATE DISTRICT
350 McALLISTER ST.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94102
Clerk: 415-865-7300
The 1st Appellate District includes the counties of: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma.
COURT OF APPEAL, 2ND APPELLATE DISTRICT
RONALD REAGAN STATE BLDG.
300 S. SPRING ST., 2nd FL.
LOS ANGELES, CA 90013
213-830-7000
The 2nd Appellate District includes the counties of: Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
COURT OF APPEAL, 3RD APPELLATE DISTRICT
914 CAPITOL MALL, 4th FL.
SACRAMENTO, CA 95814
916-654-0209
The 3rd Appellate District includes the counties of: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, Yuba.
COURT OF APPEAL, 4TH APPELLATE DISTRICT
750 "B" ST., SUITE 300
SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
619-744-0760
3389 12th ST.
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
951-782-2500
601 W. SANTA ANA BLVD.
SANTA ANA, CA 92701
714-571-2600
The 4th Appellate District includes the counties of: Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego.
COURT OF APPEAL, 5TH APPELLATE DISTRICT
2424 VENTURA ST.
FRESNO, CA 93721
559-445-5491
The 5th Appellate District includes the counties of: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne.
COURT OF APPEAL, 6TH APPELLATE DISTRICT
333 W. SANTA CLARA
SAN JOSE, CA 95113
408-277-1004
The 6th Appelate District includes the counties of: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz.
CALIFORNIA COUNTY COURTS
The National Assoc. of Counties offers links to county websites for each state, featuring county government and court officials.
To access California county websites, click on the National Assoc. of Counties website and select “Find a County” from the menu.
A nationwide interactive map will appear, and you can select the appropriate California county from the map. Alternatively, you can type the name of the county in the upper-right search box.
When you access the county page you are seeking, under County Contact click on the county website link, which takes you to the county government website.
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