What is the difference between the Superior Court of California and the Court of Appeal?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Aguina v. Kang (In re Aguina), E058806 (Cal. App. 2014):

but one and the same court. [Citation.] Because a superior court is but one tribunal, '[a]n order made in one department during the progress of a cause can neither be ignored nor overlooked in another department . . . .' [Citation.]" (Glade v. Glade (1995) 38 Cal.App.4th 1441, 1449.)

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