California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850. Sacramento is the state capital. There are currently 58 counties each with a courthouse.
Click on a county below to learn more:
A – M
Alameda County / Alpine County / Amador County / Butte County / Calaveras County / Colusa County / Contra Costa County / Del Norte County / El Dorado County / Fresno County / Glenn County / Humboldt County / Imperial County / Inyo County / Kern County / Kings County / Lake County / Lassen County / Los Angeles County / Madera County / Marin County / Mariposa County / Mendocino County / Merced County / Modoc County / Mono County / Monterey County
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Napa County / Nevada County / Orange County / Placer County / Plumas County / Riverside County / Sacramento County / San Benito County / San Bernardino County / San Diego County / San Francisco County / San Joaquin County / San Luis Obispo County / San Mateo County / Santa Barbara County / Santa Clara County / Santa Cruz County / Shasta County / Sierra County / Siskiyou County / Solano County / Sonoma County / Stanislaus County / Sutter County / Tehama County / Trinity County / Tulare County / Tuolumne County / Ventura County / Yolo County / Yuba County
California Supreme Court – Sacramento
District Court of Appeal – Fresno ( 5th District )
District Court of Appeal – Los Angeles ( 2nd District )
District Court of Appeal – Riverside ( 4th District )
District Court of Appeal – Sacramento ( 3rd District )
District Court of Appeal – San Diego ( 4th District )
District Court of Appeal – San Francisco ( 1st District )
District Court of Appeal – San Jose ( 6th District )
District Court of Appeal – Santa Ana ( 4th District )
District Court of Appeal – Ventura ( 2nd District )