News & Announcements

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, is seeking a qualified service provider or entity with expertise in training mediators to conduct fundamental appellate mediation training sessions for no more than 24 applicants to the Court’s mediation ...

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, is pleased to announce that it is again recruiting attorneys and retired judges to join its mediator panel.   Attorneys and retired judges throughout the 23 counties served by the Third Di ...

This is public notice that the Clerk’s Office for the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, will close at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, December 11, 2025. This includes both telephone and the filing window located on Fourth Floor of ...

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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 und ...

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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 the ...

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. It ...

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 availa ...

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, an e ...