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Official 2026 California Roster · appellate judiciary

California courts
and justices.

A permanent, source-linked directory for the Supreme Court and all six Courts of Appeal—separate from the question of who appears on a current ballot.

104justices
7Supreme Court
97Court of Appeal
6appellate districts
20court units
DIRECTORY STATUSSource-reported roster

Directory presence does not prove ballot status.

SCOPESupreme + appellate

Not a complete Superior Court roster.

INFERENCE POLICYNo ideology score

No ratings, discipline, or case outcomes inferred.

Statewide court

Supreme Court of California

Seven source-listed justices. The separate retention-election layer appears only when the official voter guide names a justice for the 2026 ballot.

Six appellate districts

California Courts of Appeal

District and division boundaries are published with each court record. Service years appear only where the roster reports them.

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

10 justices

One court unit · covers 23 counties

Third District 10
FIFTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

9 justices

One court unit · covers 9 counties

Fifth District 9
SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

6 justices

One court unit · covers 4 counties

Sixth District 6

Source: California Secretary of State 2026 Judicial Branch roster ↗ · verified 2026-07-01 · SHA-256 1ae3a9daf5f4d19684a7223d6c9f4e4199a733e984b109ca5ae23a522e3ea71a.