Contact Us

Fifth District Court of Appeal

2424 Cesar Chavez Blvd
Fresno, California, 93721

Phone: 559-445-5491
Fax: 559-445-5769

The Clerk's Office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for court holidays.

Parking is available directly in front of the building's main entrance off of N Street or in the parking lot south of the building on Santa Clara Avenue, between N and O Streets.

Cases are assigned to a Deputy Clerk based on case type. There are three teams in the Clerk’s Office processing the workload: Civil, Criminal (including juvenile delinquency), and Juvenile Dependency/Writs (original proceedings for all case types).

Please call the phone numbers listed below for case related questions or inquiries. For all other inquiries or if you need immediate assistance, please call the Clerk's Office main phone number: 559-445-5491. NOTE: The Clerk’s Office phones are answered between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for court holidays.

Appellate Court case information can also be obtained from the Appellate Courts Case Information website.

Clerk's Office Teams Phone Number Email
Civil 559-442-2754 5DC-ClerksCivilTeam@jud.ca.gov
Criminal (including Juvenile Delinquency) 559-442-2755 5DC-ClerksC/DTeam@jud.ca.gov
Juvenile Dependency and Writs (original proceedings for all case types) 559-442-2753 (Juv Dep) and 559-442-2756 (Writs) 5DC-ClerksDepTeam@jud.ca.gov
ADA Requests for Accommodations   5DCA-ADA-Public@jud.ca.gov

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