The California Courts of Appeal are the state intermediate appellate courts in the U.S. state of California. The state is geographically divided along county lines into six appellate districts. The Courts of Appeal form the largest state-level intermediate appellate court system in the United States,with 106 justices.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) is the court of last resort for all criminal matters in Texas. The Court,which is based in the Supreme Court Building in Downtown Austin,is composed of a presiding judge and eight judges.
Carlos Roberto Moreno is an American jurist who is the former United States Ambassador to Belize,serving from June 24,2014,to January 20,2017. Previously,he served as a judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from February 4,1998,to October 18,2001,and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from October 18,2001,to February 28,2011. Following his retirement from the bench,Moreno was counsel with Irell &Manella from 2011 to 2013. He has been a self-employed JAMS arbitrator since returning from Belize in 2017.
The Supreme Court of Guam is the highest judicial body of the United States territory of Guam. The Court hears all appeals from the Superior Court of Guam and exercises original jurisdiction only in cases where a certified question is submitted to it by a U.S. federal court,the Governor of Guam,or the Guam Legislature. The Supreme Court of Guam is the ultimate judicial authority on local matters. In the past,appeals of questions involving the U.S. Constitution or federal laws or treaties were heard by a three-judge appellate panel of the U.S. District Court of Guam,from which appeals could be further taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,but this is no longer the case. Since 2006,the court's decisions have only been appealable to the Supreme Court of the United States,in line with the practice regarding the highest courts of the 50 states. The Court sits in the Monessa G. Lujan Memorial Courtroom,which is on the third floor of the Guam Judicial Center in Hagatna,Guam.
Superior courts in California are the state trial courts with 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 cases previously heard by inferior courts.
The Superior Court of California,County of Sacramento,alternatively called the Sacramento County Superior Court,is the California Superior Court located in Sacramento with jurisdiction over Sacramento County.
Delbert Gee is a retired Alameda County Superior Court Judge who served for 20 years until 2022,presiding over both civil and criminal cases.
Douglas Lyman Edmonds was an American jurist,serving on the Supreme Court of California and the United Nations' International Law Commission.
California Southern Law School (CSLS) was a private part-time evening law school in Riverside,California. It admitted its last entering class in Fall 2016 and closed after the Spring 2020 semester. It is registered with the California State Bar Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE),but is not accredited by the CBE or approved by the American Bar Association. As a registered law school,CSLS graduates may take the California Bar Examination and upon passing the Bar,they are authorized to practice law in California.
The Circuit Court of Cook County is the largest of the 25 circuit courts in the judiciary of Illinois as well as one of the largest unified court systems in the United States –second only in size to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County since that court merged with other courts in 1998.
The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is the California Superior Court located in Los Angeles County. It is the largest single unified trial court in the United States.
Frederick Wilhelm Houser was an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from October 1,1937,to October 12,1942.
The Hayward Hall of Justice is an Alameda County Superior Court building,located in Hayward,California. It is located in a complex of buildings which includes the Hayward Police Department,Hayward Unified School District offices,and the Hayward jail. Across Amador Street is a building which houses various social service offices,including the General Assistance office for Hayward. The courthouse is one of a number of locations for the Alameda County Superior Court system.
Elizabeth Annette "Beth" Grimes is an Associate Justice of the California Second District Court of Appeal,Division Eight,having been appointed to the post by Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2010.
The Judiciary of California or the Judicial Branch of California is defined under the California Constitution as holding the judicial power of the state of California which is vested in the Supreme Court,the Courts of Appeal and the Superior Courts. 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.
Frank Graham Finlayson served in the California legislature. He also served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of California for a few months in 1926.
Thomas Patrick White was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from August 18,1959,to October 31,1962.
Theresa Meikle was an American judge based out of San Francisco County Superior Court. In 1955,she was elected to the post of presiding judge of that court and became the first woman elected to such a position in any major American city.
