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1. CALIFORNIA COURT SYSTEM. The California Court system has three levels: the California Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeal and the Superior Courts. These courts are governed by three distinct judicial bodies: the Judicial Council, the Commission on Judicial Performance, and the Commission on Judicial Appointments.

California has 2 types of state courts, trial courts (also called superior courts ) and appellate courts, made up of the Courts of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.

There are 94 district courts, 13 circuit courts, and one Supreme Court throughout the country. Courts in the federal system work differently in many ways than state courts. The primary difference for civil cases (as opposed to criminal cases) is the types of cases that can be heard in the federal system.

The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the Supreme Court at the apex, California courts of appeal as the primary appellate courts, and the California superior courts as the primary trial courts. Its administration is effected by the Judicial Council and its staff, as well as the relatively autonomous courts.

California Supreme Court The Supreme Court is the state's highest court. It can review cases decided by the Courts of Appeal.

The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the Supreme Court at the apex, California courts of appeal as the primary appellate courts, and the California superior courts as the primary trial courts. Its administration is effected by the Judicial Council and its staff, as well as the relatively autonomous courts.

The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system. ... Courts in the federal system work differently in many ways than state courts.

The state Constitution gives the Supreme Court the authority to review decisions of the state Courts of Appeal (Cal. Const., art. VI, § 12). This reviewing power enables the Supreme Court to decide important legal questions and to maintain uniformity in the law.

California has 58 superior courts, one for each county in the state. Many court services are handled by the local courts directly.

California Supreme Court The Supreme Court is the state's highest court. It can review cases decided by the Courts of Appeal.

Under the current 1879 constitution, the Court expanded to six associate justices and one chief justice, for the current total of seven. The justices are appointed by the Governor of California and are subject to retention elections.

The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.

The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.

As with the federal court system, the typical state court system has three levels. The three levels are the state trial courts, state appellate courts, and state supreme courts. Each state has a general trial court.

Most state court systems are divided into three levels: trial courts, appeals courts, and a state supreme court.