California Courts of Appeal
State Appellate CourtsCalifornia's intermediate appellate courts are organized into six districts. The Courts of Appeal review trial court judgments, writ petitions, and other appellate matters across California
Upcoming Court Closures
Veterans Day
Wednesday
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday
Thu, Nov 26, 2026
Day After Thanksgiving
Friday
Fri, Nov 27, 2026
California appellate court resources
- Court role
- California's intermediate appellate courts, organized into six districts
- Review focus
- Reviews most appealable superior court judgments and orders, plus selected writ petitions
- Filing stack
- Use the statewide appellate rules, district e-filing pages, TrueFiling instructions, and district calendars
California Rules of Court
The statewide rules for California's superior courts and courts of appeal: filing format, electronic filing, motions, civil, family, probate, appellate and judicial administration rules.
Courts of Appeal e-filing
District e-filing rules and TrueFiling information for California appellate matters
California court holidays
Official statewide closure dates used for holiday-aware deadline checks in California courts