California Courts of Appeal district map

The California appellate projects are

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legal corporations under a contract with the

California Court of Appeal 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.

to provide legal services to indigent parties on appeal from criminal, delinquency, dependency and mental health judgments in their respective district. There are five appellate project corporations, of which the California Appellate Project operates a separate project, the California Appellate Project in San Francisco, to assist in death penalty cases. The appellate projects are as follows: * Th
First District Appellate Project
covering the First District. * Th
California Appellate Project
covering the Second District. Th
California Appellate Project in San Francisco
a part of the California Appellate Project,Internal Revenue Service, Form 990 for California Appellate Project EIN # 953920973.
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, and is considered a separate appellate project by the

Judicial Council of California The Judicial Council of California is the rule-making arm of the California court system. In accordance with the California Constitution and under the leadership of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California, the council is responsible ...

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Central California Appellate Program
covering the Third and Fifth Districts.
Appellate Defenders Inc.
covering the Fourth District. * Th
Sixth District Appellate Program
covering the Sixth District.

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