News & Announcements

On December 11, 2024, the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, approved amendments to Local Rule 5, which will become effective February 24, 2025.  (

Associate Justice Stacy E. Boulware Eurie represents the Third Appellate District on the Supreme Court and Appellate Court Bias Prevention Committee. Its mission is to support the integrity and impartiality of the judicial system and promote an appel ...

Consistent with the end of the Covid-19 State of Emergency in California on February 28, 2023, masks are no longer required by the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District. Nevertheless, members of the public are encouraged to wear masks when their ...

The court is making obsolete its Application for Extension of Time to File Brief form, which was approved for optional use on October 20, 2010. The court requests that filers use the Judicial Council of California form, CR-126, which you can find ...

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On August 25, 2021, the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, provided a training on “How to Prepare an Electronic Clerk’s Transcripts” for trial court appeals clerks and other trial court employees interested in the training. You will find t ...

By unanimous vote of the justices, the Court endorses the California Supreme Court’s Statement on Equality and Inclusion, as follows:In view of recent events in our communities and through the nation, we are at an inflection point in our history. ...

Following the recommendations of the Department of General Services (DGS) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, in Sacramento is closed Tuesday, June 2, 2020.  E-filing is still ava ...

Click here to read Miscellaneous Order 2020-001.

The Third District Regional Habeas Counsel Committee invites qualified attorneys whose primary place of business is within the Third District to apply to be appointed counsel in capital habeas corpus proceedings in trial courts within the Third Distr ...

SACRAMENTO—The California Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District will require attorneys to comply with mandatory e-filing in all case types beginning September 14, 2015.  Attorneys will e-file documents using TrueFiling, a ...