California Third District Court of Appeal

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The California Third District Court of Appeal is an intermediate appellate court in California’s state judiciary that reviews decisions from superior courts in its designated region.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf court of appeal
intermediate appellate court
state court
abbreviation 3rd Dist. Ct. App.
alsoKnownAs Third Appellate District
authority California Constitution
bindingOn superior courts within the Third Appellate District
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch
cannotConduct jury trials
country United States
courtType appellate court
decides appeals on the record from the trial court
decisionsReviewableBy Supreme Court of California
employs court clerks
justices
staff attorneys
establishedBy California Legislature
fundedBy State of California
governedBy California Constitution Article VI
handles appeals from state trial courts
hasClerkOfCourt Clerk/Administrator of the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District
hasOfficialReporter California Appellate Reports
hasWebsite https://www.courts.ca.gov/3dca.htm
hears civil appeals
criminal appeals
writ petitions
jurisdiction California
language English
legalSystem common law system
level intermediate appellate
location Sacramento, California
mayIssue unpublished opinions
parentCourt Supreme Court of California
partOf California Courts of Appeal
Judicial branch of California
publishes precedential opinions
regionServed Third Appellate District of California
reviews decisions of California superior courts within the Third Appellate District
reviewsFor errors of law
seat Sacramento, California
state California
subjectMatter federal law issues arising in state cases
state law issues
subjectTo rules of the California Rules of Court
supervises superior courts within the Third Appellate District
uses three-justice panels for most cases

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Superior Court of California, County of Placer ("California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District")
Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento ("California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District")
Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin ("California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District")
appealsTo
California Third District Court of Appeal ("3rd Dist. Ct. App.")
abbreviation
California Third District Court of Appeal ("Third Appellate District")
alsoKnownAs
Constitution of California ("California Courts of Appeal")
establishesBody
California Courts of Appeal ("Third Appellate District")
hasComponent
Sacramento
judicialSeat
California Third District Court of Appeal ("California Courts of Appeal")
partOf
California Third District Court of Appeal ("Third Appellate District of California")
regionServed

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