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Fiscal Year 2024-25: Unified court system serving more than 39 million people 1,755 judges (authorized positions) Approximately 450 court facilities Filings: 5,306,078 Dispositions: 3,551,165 More data points in the Court Statistics Report Historic Facts

Six districts, 19 divisions, 9 court locations Number of authorized justices: 106 Number of filings: 19,222 in fiscal year 2024-25 More data points in the Court Statistics Report The California Courts of Appeal are the state's intermediate courts of review. Their primary function is to ensure that the law is interpreted and applied correctly.

Justices: 1 Chief Justice, 6 Associate Justices Filings: 5,991 in fiscal year 2024-25 51 written opinions in fiscal year 2024-25 More data points in the Court Statistics Report

The Judicial Council supports the court facilities of California's Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and trial courts by providing a broad range of services: facility planning, design and construction, facility operations management, environmental compliance and sustainability, real estate services and asset management, and emergency planning and security coordination.

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 approximately 1.4% 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 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.