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Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in California.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
Supreme Court of California [52] California Courts of Appeal (6 appellate districts) [53] Superior Courts of California (58 courts, one for each county) [54] State quasi-administrative courts of California. State Bar Court of California; [55] an administrative court within the judicial branch, subordinate to the California Supreme Court
Courts of California include: Headquarters of the Supreme Court of California, in San Francisco. State courts of record of California. Supreme Court of California [1] California Courts of Appeal (6 appellate districts) [2] Superior Courts of California (58 courts, one for each county) [3] State quasi-administrative courts of California
Named after District Court Judges James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep. U.S. Courthouse: San Francisco: D. Cal. N.D. Cal. 1879 1905 Appraiser's Building on Sansome Street. [8] Razed in 1940. James R. Browning U.S. Courthouse: San Francisco: 95 7th Street N.D. Cal. 9th Cir. 1905 present Named after Court of Appeals Judge James R. Browning in 2004.
The abbreviation used to refer to court decisions. Established The date the district court was established as a court or the date it was subdivided from a larger district. Judges The number of judgeships authorized for the district. Meeting places The number of locations at which the court hears cases.
The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is one of four federal district courts in California. [3] Court for the District is held at El Centro and the Edward J. Schwartz U.S. Courthouse and U.S. Courthouse Annex in San Diego. The district comprises Imperial and San Diego counties.
The judiciary has a hierarchical structure with the California Supreme Court at the top, California Courts of Appeal as the primary appellate courts, and the California Superior Courts as the primary trial courts. The policymaking body of the California courts is the Judicial Council and its staff. [2]
It also "shares jurisdiction with Justice Court in all matters, civil and criminal [and it] also shares jurisdiction with the Circuit and Chancery Courts in all matters of law and equity up to $200,000. The County Court Judge also hears non-capital felony criminal cases transferred by the Circuit Court." [12]