Monitored counties

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
Creator: DecisionDepot
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

37 California Superior Courts indexed · 26 actively posting this week · 26,243 total rulings.

About this dataset: Many California courts only leave tentative-ruling PDFs online for 7–60 days before pulling them. We started indexing different courts at different points in 2025–2026, so the searchable history varies per jurisdiction — earliest indexed date is shown per row below.

Coverage by division: California Superior Courts post tentative rulings only for certain divisions — typically Civil, Probate, and Family Law. Criminal and Small Claims tentatives are not posted by any monitored county, so they are not searchable here. Each row lists the divisions actually indexed for that court.

County	Today	Last posted	Activity	Total rulings	Days covered	First indexed	Divisions
Calaveras Countycalaveras	0	Apr 24, 2026	Inactive · 2mo ago	8	3	Sep 9, 2021	Civil 8	Portal

Frequently asked questions

How many California Superior Courts does DecisionDepot index?+

DecisionDepot currently indexes tentative rulings from 37 California Superior Courts, with 26,243 total rulings in the database. Coverage spans Civil, Probate, and Family Law divisions — the divisions that post tentative rulings. New rulings are collected each court business day as courts post their tentative ruling PDFs.

What is a tentative ruling in California Superior Court?+

A California tentative ruling is a judge's preliminary decision issued the afternoon before a scheduled civil hearing, under California Rules of Court rule 3.1308. Parties wishing to contest must notify the court and opposing counsel by the court's deadline; if no party contests, the tentative becomes the final order. DecisionDepot indexes these tentative rulings from 34+ California Superior Courts so attorneys, parties, and the public can search and track them for free — no login required.