Is California court of appeals federal or state?

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US Supreme	M	M	M	M – Fed Q P – State Q	M – Fed Q P – State Q	M – Fed Q P – State Q
Federal Appellate	P	P	M – Same circuit P – Other courts	P	P	P
Federal District	P	P	M – Same district P – Other courts	P	P	P
California Supreme Court	M – State Q P – Fed Q	M – State Q P – Fed Q	M – State Q P – Fed Q	M	M	M
California Court of Appeal	P*	P - Fed Q P - State Q	P - Fed Q M - State Q	P	P	M
California Superior Court	P	P	P	P	P	P (M on lower specialized courts)

California-Specific Notes:

Decisions of the CA Supreme Court are binding on all state courts in California. (Auto Equity Sales, Inc., 57 Cal. 2d 450, 455)
Decisions of every division of every district of the CA Courts of Appeal are binding on all Superior Courts in California. (Auto Equity Sales, Inc., 57 Cal. 2d 450, 455)
If appellate court decisions conflict, then the lower court must choose between the conflicting decisions. (Auto Equity Sales, Inc., 57 Cal. 2d 450, 456)
The decision of one division or district of the CA Court of Appeal is NOT binding on another division or district (Sarti v. Salt Creek, 167 Cal. App. 4th 1187, 1193-94)
The decision of one division is NOT binding on that same division. (see, e.g., Saucedo v. Mercury Sav. & Loan Assn., 111 Cal. App. 3d 309, 315--same division of same appellate district overruled a holding it had made 2 years previously after considering criticism of that earlier holding and without any intervening change in statutory law or higher court decisions)
For a discussion about stare decisis within California state courts, refer to Chapter 13 of Witkin California Procedure.

Federal courts hear cases involving the constitutionality of a law, cases involving the laws and treaties of the U.S. ambassadors and public ministers, disputes between two or more states, admiralty law, also known as maritime law, and bankruptcy cases.

The federal judiciary operates separately from the executive and legislative branches, but often works with them as the Constitution requires. Federal laws are passed by Congress and signed by the President. The judicial branch decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws. However, judges depend on our government’s executive branch to enforce court decisions.

Courts decide what really happened and what should be done about it. They decide whether a person committed a crime and what the punishment should be. They also provide a peaceful way to decide private disputes that people can’t resolve themselves. Depending on the dispute or crime, some cases end up in the federal courts and some end up in state courts. Learn more about the different types of federal courts.

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. Article III of the U.S. Constitution created the Supreme Court and authorized Congress to pass laws establishing a system of lower courts. In the federal court system’s present form, 94 district level trial courts and 13 courts of appeals sit below the Supreme Court. Learn more about the Supreme Court.

Courts of Appeals

There are 13 appellate courts that sit below the U.S. Supreme Court, and they are called the U.S. Courts of Appeals. The 94 federal judicial districts are organized into 12 regional circuits, each of which has a court of appeals. The appellate court’s task is to determine whether or not the law was applied correctly in the trial court. Appeals courts consist of three judges and do not use a jury.

A court of appeals hears challenges to district court decisions from courts located within its circuit, as well as appeals from decisions of federal administrative agencies.

In addition, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, such as those involving patent laws, and cases decided by the U.S. Court of International Trade and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Learn more about the courts of appeals.

Bankruptcy Appellate Panels

Bankruptcy Appellate Panels (BAPs) are 3-judge panels authorized to hear appeals of bankruptcy court decisions. These panels are a unit of the federal courts of appeals, and must be established by that circuit.

Five circuits have established panels: First Circuit, Sixth Circuit, Eighth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, and Tenth Circuit.

District Courts

The nation’s 94 district or trial courts are called U.S. District Courts. District courts resolve disputes by determining the facts and applying legal principles to decide who is right.

Trial courts include the district judge who tries the case and a jury that decides the case. Magistrate judges assist district judges in preparing cases for trial. They may also conduct trials in misdemeanor cases.

There is at least one district court in each state, and the District of Columbia. Each district includes a U.S. bankruptcy court as a unit of the district court. Four territories of the United States have U.S. district courts that hear federal cases, including bankruptcy cases: Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

There are also two special trial courts. The Court of International Trade addresses cases involving international trade and customs laws. The U.S. Court of Federal Claims deals with most claims for money damages against the U.S. government.

Bankruptcy Courts

Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases involving personal, business, or farm bankruptcy. This means a bankruptcy case cannot be filed in state court. Through the bankruptcy process, individuals or businesses that can no longer pay their creditors may either seek a court-supervised liquidation of their assets, or they may reorganize their financial affairs and work out a plan to pay their debts.

Article I Courts

Congress created several Article I, or legislative courts, that do not have full judicial power. Judicial power is the authority to be the final decider in all questions of Constitutional law, all questions of federal law and to hear claims at the core of habeas corpus issues. Article I Courts are:

U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Tax Court

Is U.S. Court of Appeals court state or federal?

In the federal system, 94 district courts are organized into 12 circuits, or regions. Each circuit has its own Court of Appeals that reviews cases decided in U.S. District Courts within the circuit.

What are the four federal courts in California?

The federal district courts are the trial courts in the federal court system. California has four federal district courts, which are the U.S. District Courts for the Central, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of California.

Does California have its own Court of Appeals?

The Courts of Appeal are California's intermediate courts of review. District headquarters for the Courts of Appeal are located in: First District: San Francisco.

Is California part of the federal state district court?

In California, there are four federal district courts, a state supreme court, a state court of appeals, and trial courts with both general and limited jurisdiction. ... State supreme court..