California Courts of Appeal

Section 69100 provides that the state is divided into six court of appeal districts designated as follows:

• The Counties of San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt, Del Norte, Contra Costa, Alameda, and San Mateo shall constitute the First Appellate District.

• The Counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles shall constitute the Second Appellate District.

• The Counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Colusa, Glenn, Butte, Sierra, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada, Yolo, Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, San Joaquin, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, and Mono shall constitute the Third Appellate District.

• The Counties of Inyo, San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, San Diego, and Imperial shall constitute the Fourth Appellate District.

• The Counties of Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and Kern shall constitute the Fifth Appellate District.

• The Counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito shall constitute the Sixth Appellate District.

Section 69101 provides that the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District consists of five divisions having four judges each, and holds its regular sessions at San Francisco.

Section 69102 provides that the Court of Appeal for the Second Appellate District consists of eight divisions having four judges each. One division holds its regular sessions in Ventura County, Santa Barbara County, or San Luis Obispo County, at the discretion of the judges of that division, and the other divisions hold their regular sessions at Los Angeles.

Section 69103 provides that the Court of Appeal for the Third Appellate District consists of one division having 11 judges and holds its regular sessions at Sacramento.

Section 69104 provides that the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Appellate District consists of three divisions. One division holds its regular sessions at San Diego and has10 judges. One division holds its regular sessions in the San Bernardino/Riverside area and has eight judges. One division holds its regular sessions in Orange County and has eight judges.

Section 69105 provides the Court of Appeal for the Fifth Appellate District consists of one division having 10 judges and holds its regular sessions at Fresno.

Section 69106 provides the Court of Appeal for the Sixth Appellate District consists of one division having seven judges and holds its regular sessions at San Jose.

Section 69107 specifies that, upon the creation of a new court of appeal district or division, the Governor appoints three or more persons to serve as judges as provided in the legislation creating the district or division.