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Local Courts |
Los Angeles Superior Court
In 2000, the Superior and Municipal Courts of California merged into one
unit. The Superior Court handles
Traffic,
Small Claims,
Family,
Probate,
Juvenile, Criminal,
Civil,
Mental Health,
and Appellate cases
in Los Angeles County. |
Los Angeles Superior
Court Locations
Find courts by name or by district. The
courthouses nearest Santa Monica are:
Santa
Monica Courthouse,
West Los
Angeles Courthouse, and
Airport
Courthouse. |
LACourt Online
This
section of the Los Angeles Superior Court Website provides online services
for paying traffic tickets, filing e-Small Claims, downloading civil case
documents, check an index of criminal defendants, and get case summaries
from civil, family, probate, small claims and appellate courts. |
Los Angeles Superior Court
Jury Information
Answers all your questions about jury duty
and provided contact information. Also provides links to jury
information for federal court jury duty and general information on the
California jury system. |
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State Courts |
California Courts Online
Comprehensive site that provides Opinions, Forms, Rules of Court, and a
Reference section with a large number of informative full text pamphlets on
various aspects of the law and court system. The Library Reference
Collection provides the print versions of
California Rules of Court: State and
California Rules of Court: Federal. |
California Courts Online
Self-Help
Online information on free and low cost legal
assistance, small claims, traffic, family law, and much more. Website
information available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. |
State Court Websites
From the National Association for State Courts. State and municipal
courts are listed by state. Includes information on federal courts,
law schools, law firms, etc. |
Legal Resource
Center Directory of State Courts
Plain vanilla site that
provides an alphabetical list of links to states' court Websites. |
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Federal Courts |
Federal Courts Homepage
Maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of
the U.S. Courts, the site provides information from and about the Judicial
Branch of the U.S. Government. Gives links to individual court Websites as
well as a description of each type of court, forms and fees, statistics, and
more. A well-developed informational site. |
U.S.
Court System
Illustrated with a diagram of the U.S. court structure, the site
describes the function of :U.S. Supreme Court, Federal Courts of Appeal,
Federal District Courts, State Courts, Court of Claims, Court of Military
Appeals, and Court of International Trade. Includes picture and biography of
each of the current Supreme Court Justices.
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Supreme Court of the United States |
The Supreme Court
Read about the Supreme Court, check its schedule, learn about Court rules
and case handling, read opinions, find out about visiting the court, and
visit links to related Web sites. |
Supreme Court Historical
Society
Read about the history of the court and its landmark
cases. The Learning Center has information on cases involving
students, women's rights, and constitutional history. Includes
information on researching the court. |
Decisions of
the Supreme Court
From Cornell University Law School search
current and historic decisions of the supreme court. Most recent
decisions are listed on the Web page.
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
This site was developed to provide teachers with a full range of resources
and activities to support the teaching of landmark Supreme Court cases,
helping students explore the key issues of each case. The Library
Reference Collection includes the print series
Landmark Decisions of the Supreme Court. |
Want's Federal-State Court Directory
Ask for this useful
directory at the Reference Desk. Want's is a guide to all sorts of
courts: Supreme, Appeals, Special, etc. It lists the Attorneys
General for every state, provides diagrams of all the states' court systems,
lists federal and state bar associations, and gives Internet addresses for
federal court information. Listings include officers of the court,
address, telephone number, and fax number. |
| For additional information on
courts, use the Library online catalog, iBistro. Suggestes Subject
searches include: "
Small Claims Courts," "
Municipal Courts, "United States Supreme Court," or "
Traffic Courts." |
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