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The
California Superior Courts are the
trial courts of the
California court system. Each of California's 58 counties has a superior, or trial, court. Trials take place in the California Superior Court system in more than 450 courthouses. The superior courts hear civil and criminal cases, as well as family, probate, and juvenile cases.
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Superior Court Judges
Presiding judges
- See also: Presiding Judge, California Superior Courts
Each of the 58 California Superior Courts that has two or more judges must have a Presiding Judge.
- Presiding judges provide leadership and direction for many aspects of their court.
- They are chosen by their peers.
- They assign judges to cases.
List of courts
Alameda • Alpine • Amador • Butte • Calaveras • Colusa • Contra Costa • Del Norte • El Dorado • Fresno • Glenn • Humboldt • Imperial • Inyo • Kern • Kings • Lake • Lassen • Los Angeles • Madera • Marin • Mariposa • Mendocino • Merced • Modoc • Mono • Monterey • Napa • Nevada • Orange • Placer • Plumas • Riverside • Sacramento • San Benito • San Bernardino • San Diego • San Francisco • San Joaquin • San Luis Obispo • San Mateo • Santa Barbara • Santa Clara • Santa Cruz • Shasta • Sierra • Siskiyou • Solano • Sonoma • Stanislaus • Sutter • Tehama • Trinity • Tulare • Tuolumne • Ventura • Yolo • Yuba
Court closings in 2009
The overall California court system is absorbing a 10% budget cut in 2009 totalling $414 million, which has led to mandatory court closings throughout the 59-county Superior Court system of one day a month.[2][2]
External links
References
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