Getting Started
11 articles
Learn the basics — searching judges, setting up tracking, and navigating your dashboard.
- How to search for a judge
Find any of California's 2,000+ superior court judges by name, county, courthouse, or practice area.
Updated April 1, 2026
- Setting up case tracking
Track your active matters, sync hearing dates, and get pre-hearing AI briefings automatically.
Updated April 1, 2026
- Understanding judge profiles
Learn what's in a judge profile and how to interpret AI-generated insights, ruling patterns, and courtroom observations.
Updated March 20, 2026
- Creating your first hearing alert
Set up email and push notifications for tentative rulings, morning briefings, and docket changes.
Updated March 15, 2026
- How to Search for California Judges
Master every search method — name lookup, county filter, courthouse browse, and department search — to find any of California's 2,000+ judges instantly.
Updated April 10, 2026
- Understanding a Judge's Profile: What Each Section Means
A section-by-section guide to reading a CaliforniaCourtIntel judge profile — from the header through AI insights, ruling history, and attorney observations.
Updated April 10, 2026
- Saving Judges to Your Watchlist
Add judges to your personal watchlist so you get instant alerts on tentative rulings, new observations, and profile updates.
Updated April 10, 2026
- Adding Your Cases and Hearings
Create cases, add hearing dates, assign judges, and let CaliforniaCourtIntel automatically prepare you before every appearance.
Updated April 10, 2026
- How to interpret AI confidence scores
Learn what the confidence percentage on AI-generated insights means, how it is calculated, and when to treat it with extra caution.
Updated April 1, 2026
- Understanding grant rate statistics
What grant rates mean, how CaliforniaCourtIntel computes them, and how to use them when evaluating your motion strategy.
Updated April 1, 2026
- Setting up your notification preferences
Configure which alerts you receive, how often, and through which channels — email, push, or Slack.
Updated April 1, 2026