As the nation’s most populous state, California boasts the largest court system in the country, serving more than 34 million citizens. The state’s judicial branch consists of the Supreme Court, six Courts of Appeal, and Superior Court systems in each of the state’s 58 counties. The Judicial Council, the courts policymaking body, oversees court administration.
Throughout their 150-year history, the state’s courts have worked hard to ensure the fair administration of justice. The current era has been one of great change for the courts, marked by programs to improve efficiency and better serve the public. Recently, the California courts have made significant strides in increasing access to justice, offering increased services to unrepresented litigants, streamlining the jury service process, improving the court interpreter program, and creating drug courts that focus on rehabilitation.
Such efforts would not be possible without the more than 20,000 people who work for the state’s judicial branch. Holding positions in over 200 job classifications, court employees work in law, finance, human resources, communications, court facilities, operations, and management, among others. They enjoy some of the most challenging and rewarding careers in public service. California’s court system consists of a total of 65 court systems with some 375 different court locations. This site contains job announcements for trial court positions as well as Supreme Court, Appellate Courts and the Administrative Office of the Courts.
To learn more about jobs in other areas of the California judicial branch, please visit: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/jobs