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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. 

1st District Court of Appeal

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

2nd District Court of Appeal

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

3rd District Court of Appeal

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.

4th District Court of Appeal

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

5th District Court of Appeal

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

6th District Court of Appeal

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.