The California Supreme Court is the highest court in California. It hears appeals from the Courts of Appeal, and in a few instances (like death penalty appeals) hear appeals directly from the trial courts.
The California Courts of Appeal are divided into six appellate districts, and several of these districts are further divided into divisions. (Click on the district number for additional information on the court and the justices.)
| District | Division | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| District 1 | 1 | (Bay Area) San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Contra Costa, Alameda, San Mateo |
| District 1 | 2 | |
| District 1 | 3 | |
| District 1 | 4 | |
| District 1 | 5 | |
| District 1 | 6 | |
| District 2 | 1 | Los Angeles |
| District 2 | 2 | Los Angeles |
| District 2 | 3 | Los Angeles |
| District 2 | 4 | Los Angeles |
| District 2 | 5 | Los Angeles |
| District 2 | 6 | Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo |
| District 2 | 7 | Los Angeles |
| District 3 | - | (Central and Northern California) Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Colusa, Glenn, Butte, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Yolo, Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, and Mono |
| District 4 | 1 | San Diego, Imperial |
| District 4 | 2 | Orange |
| District 4 | 3 | San Bernardino, Riverside, Inyo |
| District 5 | - | (Central Califonria) Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, Kern |
| District 6 | - | Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito |
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