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TheCaliforniacourtsystem
InCalifornia,thecourtsaredividedintotwosystems:federalandstate.ThissectiontellsyouaboutthestatecourtsinCalifornia.
Californiahastwotypesofstatecourts:
TrialCourts
AppellateCourts
TrialCourts
TrialCourtsarealsocalled"SuperiorCourts."Thereare58TrialCourts--oneineachcounty.
IntheTrialCourts,ajudge,andsometimesajury,hearstestimonyandevidenceanddecidesacasebyapplyingthelawtothefactsofthecase.
SuperiorCourtshandle:
Allcriminalcases(felonies,misdemeanors,andtraffictickets)
Allcivilcases(familylaw,probate,juvenile,andothercivilcases)
Appealsofsmallclaimscasesandothercivilcasesworth$25,000orless
Appealsofmisdemeanorcases
AppellateCourts
TherearetwotypesofAppellateCourts:
CourtsofAppeal
CaliforniaSupremeCourt
Thereare6CourtsofAppealandoneCaliforniaSupremeCourt.
CourtsofAppeal
TheCourtsofAppealareCalifornia'sintermediatecourtsofreview.DistrictheadquartersfortheCourtsofAppealarelocatedin:
FirstDistrict:SanFrancisco
SecondDistrict:LosAngeles
ThirdDistrict:Sacramento
FourthDistrict:SanDiego(DivisionOne)
FifthDistrict:Fresno
SixthDistrict:SanJose
PeoplewhoarenotsatisfiedwithaTrialCourtdecisioncanappealtheircaseinanAppellateCourt.Whenthey"appeal",theyaskahigher-levelcourttochangewhattheTrialCourtdecided.
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TheroleoftheCourtsofAppealisnottogivenewtrials,buttoreviewtheSuperiorCourtrecord(courtfilesandtranscripts)todecideiflegalerrorsweremade.Todothis,theCourtofAppealsmayhearargumentsfromeachside.Eachsidegetsachancetomakeapresentationandtoanswerthejudges'questions.Theoralargumentsareopentothepublic,buttherearenojuriesorwitnesses.TheCourtsofAppealcannotreviewdeathpenaltycases.