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The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District is one of six appellate courts in the state of California

Geographic Area Served
While the Court usually sits in Sacramento, its jurisdiction covers 23 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba. Each year since 2000, the Court travels to a different county to hear a case, as part of its "Outreach" efforts.

Justices
Members of appellate courts in California are called "Justices", not "Judges". On the bench are 10 associate justices and 1 presiding justice. As of May 2009, there are 2 vacant associate justice seats.

Opinions
By state constitutional mandate, an opinion must be issued within 90 days after a case has been taken or the justices hearing the case cannot receive their pay. Opinions can be found online, through the Administrative Office of the Courts website, or in print in the California Appellate Reports.