Transfer of Appellate Division Cases to the Court of Appeal
Rules 8.1000-8.1018 govern the transfer of cases within the appellate jurisdiction of the superior court-other than appeals in small claims cases-to the Court of Appeal. Unless the context requires otherwise, the term "case" as used in these rules means cases within that jurisdiction.
These rules cover how certain cases get moved from a superior court to a higher court called the Court of Appeal. They apply to cases that are already being handled at the appellate level of the superior court.
Small claims appeals are not covered by these rules. They follow a different process. When these rules use the word "case," they mean the specific type of cases that fall under the superior court's appellate authority.
Summary generated March 14, 2026
The rules in this division implement the authority of the Court of Appeal under Code of Civil Procedure section 911 and Penal Code section 1471 to order any case on appeal to a superior court in its district transferred to the Court of Appeal if it determines that transfer is necessary to secure uniformity of decision or to settle important questions of law.
Rule 8.1000 amended effective January 1, 2011; repealed and adopted as rule 61 effective January 1, 2003; previously amended and renumbered effective January 1, 2007.
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