2nd District Court of Appeal

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February 14, 2017
For help with preparing electronic documents for filing with the courts, see the Guide to Creating Electronic Appellate Documents created by the Courts of Appeal.  See also Guidelines for formatting briefs, writ petitions and other documents and Council of Appellate Lawyers’ recent publication called The Leap from E-Filing to E-Briefing, Recommendations and Options for Appellate Courts to Improve the Functionality and Readability of E-Briefs (2017)

January 20, 2017
The Free Self-Help Clinic for Indigent Civil Litigants has reopened. Located on the Second Floor of the North Tower of the Ronald Reagan State Building, across from the Clerk’s Office. The Clinic's hours of operation are:

• Most Wednesdays - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• The last Wednesday of each month - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ONLY.

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About Us

The 2nd District main courthouse is in Los Angeles. The secondary courthouse, hosting Division Six, in Ventura. Division Six handles appeals from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, while Divisions One through Five, Seven, and Eight handle appeals from Los Angeles County. Each division has four justices.  READ MORE >>