Superior courts of California

State trial courts with general jurisdiction, one per county of California

The Superior Courts of California are the state trial court system of the U.S. state of California. They have general jurisdiction to hear and decide any civil or criminal action which is not specially designated to be heard in some other court or before a governmental agency. As mandated by the California Constitution, there is a superior court in each of the 58 counties in California. The superior courts also have appellate divisions which hear appeals from decisions in infraction and misdemeanor cases.

Also known as...

California superior courts

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