State court intelligence
California courts and judges
Find judges and courts, understand the public court structure, and follow source-linked courtroom guidance. A case-specific order and the current official rules always control.
- Judge profiles
- 2,588
- Current state judges
- 2,184
- Federal judges
- 404
- Court & location pages
- 104
Court system chart
How the California state court system is organized
California has one Supreme Court, six Courts of Appeal, and a unified superior court in each county. Each card opens the corresponding KnowJudges court search.
Court of last resort
The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest court.
Intermediate appellate courts
Six geographically organized Courts of Appeal review superior court decisions.
Trial courts
California's 58 counties each have a superior court with broad trial jurisdiction.
Source: California Courts, Judicial Branch Structure. Verified . Court counts can change; follow the source for the current official structure.
Judge directory
Browse California judges
Current-serving profiles use the shared KnowJudges status rule. Open each profile to review its sourced court and role details.
KnowJudges directory
Browse California courts
Open a court page for its indexed judges and public procedural sources, or use the full directory for court-type and county filters.
