With nearly 40 million people, California is the most populous state in the country. As such, it should come as no surprise that it also possesses the nation’s largest court system. According to the Judicial Branch of California, the state’s legal system serves nearly 12% of the total United States population through more than 500 court buildings located across the state’s 58 counties. For the fiscal year of 2018 to 2019, nearly 220,000 civil lawsuits seeking damages of at least $25,000 were filed in California courts. Lawsuits seeking less than $25,000 in damages clocked in at more than 485,000.
