Unless the provision or context otherwise requires, a reference in a statute to a judicial district means:

(a) As it relates to a court of appeal, the court of appeal district.

Terms Used In California Code of Civil Procedure 38

  • 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.
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Code of Civil Procedure 17
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(b) As it relates to a superior court, the county.

(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 92, Sec. 39. (SB 1289) Effective January 1, 2019.)