Supreme Court of California

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court of last resort judicial body state supreme court

The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest judicial authority, serving as the court of last resort and overseeing the interpretation of California law and the state constitution.

Aliases (2)

California Supreme Court ×5
Supreme Court of California (for administrative policy) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort → judicial body → state supreme court →
appliesToJurisdiction	State of California →
appointingAuthorityForJudges	Governor of California →
authorityDerivedFrom	Article VI of the California Constitution →
bindingPrecedentFor	all California state courts →
canAnswerCertifiedQuestionsFrom	federal courts → other state courts →
canPromulgate	California Rules of Court →
canReview	statewide initiatives and ballot measures for legal challenges →
capitalOf	none →
country	United States of America →
establishedInYear	1850 →
foundedBy	California Constitution →
governs	practice and procedure in California state courts →
handles	appeals on questions of California law →
hasCourtLocation	Los Angeles, California → Sacramento, California → San Francisco, California →
hasDiscretionaryJurisdictionOver	most civil cases → most criminal cases →
hasMandatoryJurisdictionOver	death penalty appeals →
hasPart	Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of California → Chief Justice of California →
hearsCasesIn	Los Angeles → Sacramento → San Francisco →
highestCourtInJurisdiction	California →
interprets	California case law precedent → Constitution of California → statutory law of California →
judgesConfirmedBy	California Commission on Judicial Appointments →
judgesRetainedBy	California voters →
jurisdiction	California →
languageOfWork	English →
legalSystem	common law →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	California →
mayReview	death penalty judgments from California trial courts →
numberOfPositions	7 →
officialWebsite	https://www.courts.ca.gov/supremecourt.htm →
oversees	State Bar of California (discipline and admission) →
partOf	Judicial Branch of California →
reviews	decisions of California Courts of Appeal →
seat	San Francisco, California →
shortName	California Supreme Court →
termLengthOfJudges	12 years →
typeOfCourt	court of record →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Courts of Appeal → Los Angeles County Superior Court → Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco → Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus →	higherCourt
Government of California → Judicial Branch of California →	highestCourt
Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco →	appealsTo
California Rules of Court ("California Supreme Court") →	appliesTo
California Commission on Judicial Appointments →	appliesToCourt
California Rules of Professional Conduct ("California Supreme Court") →	authorizedBy
Office of the Governor of California →	cooperatesWith
California Third District Court of Appeal →	decisionsReviewableBy
Article VI of the California Constitution →	establishes
Constitution of California →	establishesBody
Judicial Council of California ("Supreme Court of California (for administrative policy)") →	governs
Judicial Branch of California →	hasComponent
California state law ("California Supreme Court") →	hasJudicialAuthority
Bakke →	lowerCourt
Chief Justice of California →	memberOf
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke →	originatingCourt
California Third District Court of Appeal →	parentCourt
State Bar of California →	parentOrganization
Chief Justice of California →	presidingOfficerOf
California Rules of Professional Conduct ("California Supreme Court") →	promulgatedBy
Supreme Court of California ("California Supreme Court") →	shortName
California Courts of Appeal →	subjectToReviewBy
Superior Court of California, County of Ventura →	subordinateTo
Superior Court of California, County of Fresno →	ultimateReviewBy
Chief Justice of California →	worksAt