Judicial Branch of California

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branch of government state court system

The Judicial Branch of California is the state’s court system responsible for interpreting and applying California law through the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and superior courts.

Aliases (6)

California state court system ×7
California court system ×4
Judicial branch of California ×3
California judicial branch ×2
California Judicial Branch ×1
judicial branch of California ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	branch of government → state court system →
administeredBy	Judicial Council of California →
alsoKnownAs	California Judicial Branch → California court system →
appliesLawOf	State of California →
chiefJudgeTitle	Chief Justice of California →
constitutionalArticle	Article VI of the California Constitution →
constitutionalBasis	California Constitution →
country	United States →
currentChiefJustice	Patricia Guerrero →
employs	court staff → judges → justices →
fundingSource	State of California →
governingBody	Judicial Council of California →
handles	civil cases → criminal cases → family law cases → juvenile cases → probate cases → traffic cases →
hasAdditionalSupremeCourtLocations	Los Angeles → Sacramento →
hasComponent	California Courts of Appeal → California superior courts → Supreme Court of California →
hasJurisdictionOver	California →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.courts.ca.gov →
hasSeatOfSupremeCourt	San Francisco →
headedBy	Chief Justice of California →
highestCourt	Supreme Court of California →
intermediateAppellateCourts	California Courts of Appeal →
interpretsLawOf	State of California →
language	English →
locationJurisdiction	State of California →
numberOfCourtsOfAppealDistricts	6 →
numberOfSuperiorCourts	58 →
numberOfSupremeCourtJustices	7 →
oneSuperiorCourtPer	county →
overseenBy	Chief Justice of California →
partOf	Government of California →
policyMakingBody	Judicial Council of California →
responsibility	administration of justice in California → adoption of statewide court rules → application of California law → interpretation of California law → oversight of court administration → review of lower court decisions →
trialCourts	California superior courts →

Referenced by (46)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
California Courts of Appeal → California Courts of Appeal ("California court system") → California Superior Courts → California Superior Courts ("California court system") → Chief Justice of California → Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center ("California court system") → Judicial Council of California → Los Angeles County Superior Court → Superior Court of California, County of Alameda → Superior Court of California, County of Kern → Superior Court of California, County of Monterey → Superior Court of California, County of Napa → Superior Court of California, County of Napa ("California state court system") → Superior Court of California, County of Placer → Superior Court of California, County of Riverside → Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco → Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin → Superior Court of California, County of San Luis Obispo → Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo → Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo ("California state court system") → Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara ("Judicial branch of California") → Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma → Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus → Superior Court of California, County of Tulare ("California judicial branch") → Superior Court of California, County of Ventura → Superior Court of California, County of Ventura ("California court system") → Supreme Court of California →	partOf
Superior Court of California, County of Marin → Superior Court of California, County of Orange ("California state court system") → Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento → Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino → Superior Court of California, County of San Diego → Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco ("California state court system") → Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin ("California state court system") → Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara ("California state court system") →	courtSystem
Judicial Branch of California ("California Judicial Branch") →	alsoKnownAs
Chief Justice of California ("Judicial branch of California") →	branch
Superior Court of California, County of Fresno ("Judicial branch of California") →	branchOf
Article VI of the California Constitution ("California judicial branch") →	governs
Government of California →	hasPart
Chief Justice of California →	headOf
Superior Court of California, County of Monterey →	isLocalArmOf
Superior Court of California, County of Orange →	isPartOf
Government of California →	judicialBody
Article VI of the California Constitution ("judicial branch of California") →	jurisdiction
Los Angeles deputy district attorney ("California state court system") →	legalSystem