California Courts
Court levels: 3
Superior, also known as trial courts: 58—one in each county
Court of Appeal districts: 6
Highest court: California Supreme Court
Judicial branch budget is less than 2% of the State General Fund
Court levels: 3
Trial courts: 58—one in each county
Court of Appeal districts: 6
Highest court: California Supreme Court
Judicial branch budget is less than 2% of the State General Fund
The California court system—the largest in the nation, with approximately 1,800 justices and judges and 5 million cases—serves more than 39 million people. The state Constitution vests the judicial power of California in the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and superior courts.
Created by constitutional amendment, the council is the policymaking body for California’s state court system
The 21 voting members include the Chief Justice, 14 judicial officers, 4 attorneys, and 1 member from each house of the Legislature
The council also has advisory members who include judicial officers and court executives or administrators
The council carries out much of its work through the hundreds of volunteers on its committees and task forces