CaliforniaCourtIntel indexes profiles for more than 2,000 verified California superior court judges across all 58 counties. There are four ways to find the judge you need.
Method 1 — Global search bar. The fastest approach. Click the search bar at the top of any page (or press Cmd+K on Mac / Ctrl+K on Windows) and start typing the judge's last name. Results appear as you type and include the judge's courthouse and department number so you can disambiguate judges with similar names.
Method 2 — Directory with filters. Navigate to the Judges directory from the sidebar. Use the left-side filter panel to narrow by county, courthouse, practice area (Civil, Criminal, Family Law, Probate, etc.), and appointment year. All filters stack — you can find every civil judge in Los Angeles County appointed after 2018 in two clicks.
Method 3 — County page. Go to Counties from the top navigation, select a county, and browse all courthouses and departments in that county. This is the best approach when you know the courthouse but not the judge's name.
Method 4 — Department number. If you know the court and department — for example, Department 72 at Stanley Mosk Courthouse — type the courthouse name and department number directly into the global search bar.
If a search returns no results, the judge may be a commissioner, a temporary judge, or a private judge not yet in our dataset. Use the Report a missing judge link on the directory page to submit an addition request and our data team will add them within 48 hours.