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California has 58 Superior Courts, also known as trial courts, one in each California county.

Superior courts handle all types of state cases: criminal, civil, family and juvenile, and probate. They also handle Mental Health cases and certain appeals.

In the most recent year, over 7.5 million cases were filed statewide in the Superior Courts.

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Los Angeles Creates a New Kind of Court

March 11, 2016 | Feature

The Los Angeles Superior Court has taken problem-solving courts to a new level by combining collaborative courts for defendants with multiple issues. The new Community Collaborative Courts address the needs of multiple at-risk and vulnerable populations,...

Categories: Innovations and Research, CA Superior Courts

Council Changes How to Allocate 50 New Judgeships

December 13, 2013 | News Release

SAN FRANCISCO—At its public meeting on December 12-13, the Judicial Council approved a change to how it will allocate the next 50 judgeships to the trial courts once funding is approved for them in the state budget. The judgeships in question are...

Categories: Judicial Council, CA Superior Courts

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