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Guided Tour of the California Courts Web Site
The Administrative Office of the Courts of California provides this Web site on the Internet for the benefit of the general public and the legal profession. The site's Internet address is http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/.
This guided tour is designed to help you step through the Web site's navigation and main sections so that you may become comfortable with exploring it. We hope it will be helpful and give you a better understanding of how to search for and find information about the California Courts. If you click on a link that takes you into the Web site and out of the guided tour and you wish to return, you may do one of three things:
- use the back button provided by your Web browser;
- bookmark this page in your Web Browser now;
- type in the address for this tour at your Web browser's location line: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/tour/.
Overview of How to Navigate
Looking at the top of this page, you see the top main navigation bar, giving you direct links to the most requested information: Opinions, Forms, Rules, Courts, Programs, Jobs, Reference, and Search. The main navigation bar never changes and is always present at the top of every page. For more information, proceed to "Exploring the Top Main Navigation Bar."
Looking at the left side of this page, you see the left navigation bar, giving you links to subsections which change depending on where you are in the Web site. For example, the left navigation on this page provides links to the subsections that can only be reached from the home page. If you click on a button from the left navigation bar, it may change again to provide links to other sections within the subsections. If you click on a button from the top main navigation bar, the left navigation will change and display the buttons to the subsections for that area, if that area has subsections.
At the bottom of the left navigation bar, you will always find the "C|C" image. This is the California Courts logo that will take you back to the home page if clicked.
Exploring the Top Main Navigation Bar
Upon clicking the Opinions button, you will see a page like this:  
Posted here are the slip opinions published by the California Supreme Court and the California Courts of Appeal in the last sixty days. Supreme Court opinions, which the court normally files at 10 a.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, are posted immediately after filing. Court of Appeal opinions are posted throughout the week within hours of filing.
Upon clicking the Forms button, you will see a page like this:
This area provides links to downloadable and fillable versions of the Judicial Council forms as Adobe .pdf (Portable Document Format)  files.
Upon clicking the Rules button, you will see a page like this:
This area provides the complete California Rules of Court available for online viewing in HTML or for downloading for offline viewing.
Upon clicking the Courts button, you will see a page like this:
The main area features a virtual tour of California courts. The left navigation bar provides links to the subsections that provide information on the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and Trial Courts, while also providing direct links to the Calendars and Minutes for both the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.
Because some subsections like the Courts of Appeal break down into further subsections, there is another layer of navigation called the header navigation to assist you. If you advance into the Courts of Appeal section by clicking on button in the left navigation of the Courts section, you will see a page that gives you a list of links to the six districts of the Court of Appeal. Upon clicking "1st District, San Francisco", you will see a page like this:
A closer look at this page reveals the header navigation:
 The words in red are linked to their respective sections so that you can see exactly what section and subsection you are in and move back as needed, while the gray section indicates where you are. Look for header navigation in every subsection throughout the California Courts Web site.
Upon clicking the Programs button, you will see a page like this:
This area provides links to detailed information on Judicial Council programs such as, Access and Fairness Advisory Committee, Center for Families, Children & the Courts, Court and Community Collaboration, Court Interpreters Program, and California Drug Court Project.
Upon clicking the Careers button, you will see a page like this:
This area displays job postings for positions available at the Administrative Office of the Courts, Supreme Court of California, California Courts of Appeal, Habeas Corpus Resource Center, and Commission on Judicial Performance. You may view and apply for positions online.
Upon clicking the Reference button, you will see a page like this:
This area contains online and downloadable documents that explain various aspects of the California Court system and how it operates.
Upon clicking the Search button, you will see a page like this:
The search engine is updated regularly and is a helpful resource that enables you to locate specific items on the Web site by searching on keywords. When you have trouble finding what you want on our site, try the search engine.
Another helpful resource is the Site Map, a subsection of the home page that presents the California Courts Web site in outline format, detailing all the subsections.
We hope this guided tour gives you a clearer idea as to how the California Courts Web site is structured. All feedback for suggested improvements to this Web site is encouraged and appreciated.
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