Legal Aid & Resources in California

Free legal services, court system information, and attorney verification for California residents.

California Legal Aid & Pro Bono

Free and low-cost legal services available to California residents.

Free civil legal services for over 100,000 low-income people annually across Greater Los Angeles — housing, family, immigration, and consumer.

Free civil legal help for low-income people in the San Francisco Bay Area — housing, public benefits, family, and consumer rights.

Free civil legal assistance for low-income individuals, families, and communities across central California.

Statewide legal information portal in seven languages with self-help resources and referrals to local legal aid providers.

Judicial Branch self-help portal with step-by-step guides, court forms, fee waiver information, and legal aid referrals.

Courts, e-filing portals, and procedural rules for California.

Official portal for the nation's largest court system — 58 superior courts, six appellate districts, and the Supreme Court.

Locate the superior court serving your county with addresses, self-help centers, and filing information.

Six district courts of appeal serving as the state's intermediate appellate courts with civil and criminal jurisdiction.

Highest court in California — the Chief Justice and six associate justices with final authority on state law.

Electronic filing for participating California superior courts via Tyler Technologies — civil, family, and probate cases.

Mandatory e-filing system for all civil, criminal, and juvenile filings in the Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Complete rules of civil, criminal, appellate, family, and probate procedure adopted by the Judicial Council.

Current filing fees for civil, family, probate, and appellate cases uniform across all 58 California superior courts.

Confirm license status, check disciplinary history, and find regulatory resources.

Verify any California attorney's license status, admission history, and public discipline record.

Independent professional court hearing and deciding attorney discipline cases — the only dedicated bar court in the nation.

Mandatory state bar regulating 190,000+ California attorneys — admissions, discipline, MCLE, and public protection.

Administers the California bar exam (February and July) and oversees all pathways to attorney admission in the state.

Directory of State Bar-certified referral services searchable by county, practice area, and language spoken.