California Courts of Appeal

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Your Court of Appeal Districts

California's appeals court is divided geographically into six districts.  The counties served are listed below each district. 

First Appellate District

We serve Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma counties.

Second Appellate District

We serve Los Angeles, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties.

Third Appellate District

We serve Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba counties.

Fourth Appellate District

We serve Imperial, Inyo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties.

Fifth Appellate District

We serve Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne counties.

Sixth Appellate District

We serve Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.

Self-Help Resources

For those seeking to understand how the appellate process works, view the short video or connect with additional resources on the Courts of Appeal Self-Help website.  The site may help anyone who is involved in an appeal, especially those without a lawyer who are representing themselves. 

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The California Appellate Court Legacy Project

The Legacy Project provides a historical record of the personal experiences of individual justices and the changes that have emerged over the years in the California judicial system and the legal profession.