§ 1 The judicial power of this State is vested in the Supreme Court, …
§ 2 The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of California and 6 …
§ 3 The Legislature shall divide the State into districts each containing …
§ 4 In each county there is a superior court of one or more judges. The …
§ 6 (a) The Judicial Council consists of the Chief Justice and one other …
§ 7 The Commission on Judicial Appointments consists of the Chief …
§ 8 (a) The Commission on Judicial Performance consists of one judge of a …
§ 9 The State Bar of California is a public corporation. Every person …
§ 10 The Supreme Court, courts of appeal, superior courts, and their …
§ 11 (a) The Supreme Court has appellate jurisdiction when judgment of …
§ 12 (a) The Supreme Court may, before decision, transfer to itself a …
§ 13 No judgment shall be set aside, or new trial granted, in any cause, …
§ 14 The Legislature shall provide for the prompt publication of such …
§ 15 A person is ineligible to be a judge of a court of record unless for …
§ 16 (a) Judges of the Supreme Court shall be elected at large and judges …
§ 17 A judge of a court of record may not practice law and during the term …
§ 18 (a) A judge is disqualified from acting as a judge, without loss of …
§ 18.1 The Commission on Judicial Performance shall exercise discretionary …
§ 18.5 (a) Upon request, the Commission on Judicial Performance shall …
§ 19 The Legislature shall prescribe compensation for judges of courts of …
§ 20 The Legislature shall provide for retirement, with reasonable …
§ 21 On stipulation of the parties litigant the court may order a cause to …
§ 22 The Legislature may provide for the appointment by trial courts of …

Terms Used In California Constitution > Article VI - Judicial

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.