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Superior Courts (trial courts)

Fiscal Year 2023-24: Unified court system serving more than 39 million people 1,755 judges (authorized positions) Approximately 450 court facilities Filings: 4,890,450 Dispositions: 3,294,424 More data points in the Court Statistics Report Historic Facts

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Supreme Court of California

Justices: 1 Chief Justice, 6 Associate Justices Filings: 4,944 in fiscal year 2023-24 52 written opinions in fiscal year 2023-24 More data points in the Court Statistics Report

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About the Judicial Branch

Court levels: 3 Trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is approximately 1.4% 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.

Feature - July 23, 2020

Live Chat for Online Self-Help

(The information below is based on a news release from the Santa Clara Superior Court)

To continue providing services for self-represented litigants safely and responsibly, following temporary COVID-19 protocols and as an alternative to in-person assistance, the Santa Clara Superior Court’s self-help center has introduced Live Chat.

computer monitor with smartphone illustration with chat icons