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Judgments, lawsuits, dissolution of marriage, civil court cases.

• California Courts Help And Assistance
  California courts online self-help center. Find assistance and information.
  
  
• Families and Children Self Help Center
  Family law overview including enforcement of judgment, parentage and adoption.
  
  
• California Superior Courts
  Direct links to find the locations, phone numbers or web sites superior courts and a roster of superior court judges. Superior courts hear both civil and criminal cases as wells as family, probate and juvenile cases.
  
  
• Probate Courts
  Property transfers at death. Probate help for children. Help for adults and elders. Living trusts and durable power of attorney.
  
  
• California Supreme Court
  Jurisdiction in civil, administrative agency, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases. Search case information, weekly summaries, justices and committees.
  
  
• 1st District California Courts of Appeal
  Mandatory jurisdiction in civil administrative agency, juvenile cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in administrative agency, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
  
  
• 2nd District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for case information, calendar and electronic filing.
  
  
• 3rd District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for case information, local rules, forms and directions.
  
  
• 4th District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for 4th district division 1, division 2 and division 3.
  
  
• 5th District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for directions to the court, map, and parking information, filing and other fees.
  
  
• 6th District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for appellate project, justices and law library.
  
  
• Small Claims Courts
  Self-help center including small claims basics, mediation, case research and more.
  
  
• California Bankruptcy Courts
  View cases from the courthouses and jurisdictions. Search Bankruptcy filings. Link to free forms and other judicial tools available to the public.
  
  
• California Judgments and Liens
  Court look up sources, electronic forms and self help tools. California judgments and liens public information.
  

• Traffic Courts
  General information including vehicle code, payment of traffic fines and pending legislation.
  
  
• California Supreme Court
  Mandatory jurisdiction in capital criminal cases. Discretionary jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Search code of judicial ethics. Death penalty. Justices. High profile cases.
  
  
• 1st District California Courts of Appeal
  Mandatory jurisdiction in noncapital criminal cases. Direct weblink for case information and more.
  
  
• 2nd District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for local rules and forms including application for extension of time to file brief (Criminal).
  
  
• 3rd District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for information in noncapital criminal cases. Jurisdiction stretches over 23 counties.
  
  
• 4th District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink for divisions one, two and three. Cases including noncapital criminal.
  
  
• 5th District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink to the Central California Appellate Program, a non-profit corporation dedicated to improving the quality of indigent representation in criminal and dependency appeals.
  
  
• 6th District California Courts of Appeal
  Direct weblink to the Law Library. Contents include the justices' chamber collections. The main subject strengths are criminal law and California procedural law.
  
  
• Criminal Courts Self-Service Center
  Overview of California court system. Information about arrest warrants, obtaining copies of criminal court records and paying fines.
  
  
• California Criminal Record Clearance
  Criminal convictions record clearance or expungement application information.
  

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