Civil appeal resources

General civil appeals resources

• Find a lawyer

  Information about how to find a lawyer.

• County Law Library

  Law librarians can recommend legal self-help books and help you with legal research. Many libraries also offer free self-help programs. You can also ask a law library a question in Live Chat.

• Rules of Court

  Title Eight, Appellate Rules, from the California Rules of Court.

Resources for the Court of Appeal (unlimited civil appeals)

• Find your Court of Appeal

  A map of California with each appellate court district and links to each Court of Appeal website.

• 1st District Court of Appeal

  Located in San Francisco, the court hears appeals in unlimited civil cases from trial courts in Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Solano, and Sonoma Counties. The practices and procedures page has information about their rules.

• The 2nd District Court of Appeal

  Located in Los Angeles and Ventura, the court hears appeals in unlimited civil cases from trial courts in Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. The court's practices and procedures page has information about their rules.

• 3rd District Court of Appeal

  Located in Sacramento, the court hears appeals in unlimited civil cases from trial courts in Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba Counties.
  The court's practices and procedures page has information about their rules. Their Self-Help page has more resources, including Self-Help workshops. 

• 4th District Court of Appeal

  Locate in San Diego, Riverside, and Santa Ana, the court hears appeals in unlimited civil cases from trial courts in San Diego, Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Inyo Counties. The court's practices and procedures page has information about their rules. Their self-help page has more resources, including information about Self-Help workshops. 

• 5th District Court of Appeal

  Located in Fresno, the court hears appeals in unlimited civil cases from trial courts in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties. The court's practices and procedures page has information about their rules. 

• 6th District Court of Appeal

  Located in San Jose and hears appeals in unlimited civil cases from trial courts in Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties. The court's practices and procedures page has information about their rules.