Superior Court of California, County of Kern

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The Superior Court of California, County of Kern is the trial court of general jurisdiction serving Kern County, handling civil, criminal, family, probate, and other state law matters at the county level.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Court of general jurisdiction
Superior court
Trial court
appealsTo California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District
country United States of America
countyServed Kern County
courtSystem California Superior Court system
courtType State trial court
employs Commissioners
Court administrators
Court clerks
Court reporters
Judges
fundingSource State of California
governingLaw California Constitution
California Rules of Court
California state statutes
handlesCaseType Civil cases
Criminal cases
Domestic violence cases
Family law cases
Juvenile cases
Limited civil cases
Probate cases
Small claims cases
Traffic cases
Unlawful detainer (eviction) cases
Unlimited civil cases
hasAdministrativeHead Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Kern
hasAdministrativeOfficer Court Executive Officer of the Superior Court of California, County of Kern
hasJurisdictionOver State law matters arising in Kern County
hasLocationType Multiple courthouse locations in Kern County
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.kern.courts.ca.gov
jurisdiction Kern County, California
languageOfRecord English
levelOfCourt County-level court
partOf Judicial Branch of California
providesService Alternative dispute resolution programs
Court filing and records access
Jury trials
Self-help legal resources
state California
subjectTo Oversight of the Judicial Council of California
trialCourtOfGeneralJurisdictionFor Kern County

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
California Superior Courts
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