California Courts of Appeal

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intermediate appellate court system state court

The California Courts of Appeal are the state's intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from superior courts and help shape California law through published opinions.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
California Courts of Appeal canonical	20
California Court of Appeal	6
California Courts of Appeal (for administrative policy)	1
California District Court of Appeal	1
California appellate courts	1
Courts of Appeal of California	1
First Appellate District	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T244775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California Courts of Appeal
Context triple: [Government of California, hasCourt, California Courts of Appeal]

A. California Third District Court of Appeal
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.
B. California Superior Courts
The California Superior Courts are the state’s trial courts of general jurisdiction, handling civil, criminal, family, probate, and other local cases across all California counties.
C. Supreme Court of California
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.
D. California Appellate Reports
California Appellate Reports is the official bound reporter series that publishes the written opinions of the California Courts of Appeal.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: California Courts of Appeal
Target entity description: The California Courts of Appeal are the state's intermediate appellate courts that review decisions from superior courts and help shape California law through published opinions.

A. California Third District Court of Appeal
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.
B. California Superior Courts
The California Superior Courts are the state’s trial courts of general jurisdiction, handling civil, criminal, family, probate, and other local cases across all California counties.
C. Supreme Court of California
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.
D. California Appellate Reports
California Appellate Reports is the official bound reporter series that publishes the written opinions of the California Courts of Appeal.
E. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is a federal appellate court that reviews cases from district courts in a large western region of the United States, including states such as California, Arizona, and Washington.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intermediate appellate court system ⓘ state court ⓘ
allows	appeals as a matter of right in most civil cases ⓘ appeals as a matter of right in most criminal cases ⓘ
bindingOn	California Superior Courts ⓘ
canReview	certain interlocutory orders by writ ⓘ final judgments of superior courts ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	Article VI of the California Constitution ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
courtType	intermediate appellate court ⓘ
establishedBy	Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution
governingProceduralLaw	California Code of Civil Procedure ⓘ California Penal Code ⓘ California Rules of Court ⓘ
handles	civil appeals ⓘ criminal appeals ⓘ extraordinary writ petitions ⓘ
hasComponent	Fifth Appellate District ⓘ California Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: First Appellate District Fourth Appellate District ⓘ Second Appellate District ⓘ Sixth Appellate District ⓘ California Third District Court of Appeal ⓘ surface form: Third Appellate District
hasJudgeTitle	Associate Justice ⓘ Presiding Justice ⓘ
hasOfficialReporter	California Appellate Reports ⓘ
higherCourt	Supreme Court of California ⓘ
interprets	Constitution of California ⓘ surface form: California Constitution California statutes ⓘ
issues	published opinions ⓘ unpublished opinions ⓘ
jurisdiction	California, United States ⓘ surface form: State of California
language	English ⓘ
levelInSystem	intermediate ⓘ
location	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
panelComposition	three-justice panels ⓘ
partOf	Judicial Branch of California ⓘ surface form: California court system Judicial Branch of California ⓘ
primaryFunction	error correction ⓘ review of appeals from trial courts ⓘ
publishedOpinionsAre	precedential in California ⓘ
reviewsDecisionsFrom	California Superior Courts ⓘ
secondaryFunction	law development through precedential opinions ⓘ
subjectToReviewBy	Supreme Court of California ⓘ
unpublishedOpinionsAre	generally nonprecedential in California ⓘ
uses	oral argument ⓘ written briefs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of California → hasCourt → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

California Superior Courts → appealsTo → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

California Appellate Reports → coversCourt → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

California Courts of Appeal → hasComponent → California Courts of Appeal self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Appellate District

Judicial Branch of California → hasComponent → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Judicial Branch of California → intermediateAppellateCourts → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

California state law → hasJudicialAuthority → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

California Rules of Court → appliesTo → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Judicial Council of California → governs → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Courts of Appeal (for administrative policy)

Superior Court of California, County of Ventura → subordinateTo → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal

Chief Justice of California → hasAuthorityOver → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

California Commission on Judicial Appointments → appliesToCourt → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Article VI of the California Constitution → establishes → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: Courts of Appeal of California

California courts → hasPart → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Fourth Appellate District → partOf → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Second Appellate District → partOf → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Sixth Appellate District → partOf → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

appellate division → higherCourtForAppeal → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Los Angeles County Superior Court

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal

Fifth Appellate District → partOf → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

criminal division → subjectToReviewBy → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

subject surface form: Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin)

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal

California Evidence Code → usedBy → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California appellate courts

California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District → partOf → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Mono Lake water rights litigation → court → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal

Title 4 Criminal Rules → bindingOn → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Title 8 Appellate Rules → appliesTo → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Criminal Division → subjectToReviewBy → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

subject surface form: Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of San Diego)

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal

Administrative Director of the Courts → appliesToJurisdiction → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Official California court forms → usedInJurisdiction → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

People of the State of California → recognizedBy → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

Appellate Division → higherCourt → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

subject surface form: Appellate Division of the Santa Clara County Superior Court

this entity surface form: California Court of Appeal

Rochin v. California → lowerCourt → California Courts of Appeal ⓘ

this entity surface form: California District Court of Appeal

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