37 California Superior Courts indexed · 31 actively posting this week · 42,965 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Barbara Countysantabarbara | 35 | Jul 29, 2027 | Posted today | 3,767 | 111 | Sep 20, 2023 | Portal | |
| Monterey Countymonterey | 1 | Nov 16, 2026 | Posted today | 200 | 44 | Aug 28, 2000 | Portal | |
| El Dorado Countyeldorado | 2 | Sep 28, 2026 | Posted today | 1,692 | 90 | Jun 16, 2017 | Portal | |
| Orange Countyorange | 14 | Sep 24, 2026 | Posted today | 4,046 | 84 | Oct 24, 2025 | Portal | |
| Alameda Countyalameda | 0 | Sep 23, 2026 | Posted today | 1,434 | 60 | May 21, 2026 | Portal | |
| Los Angeles Countyla | 30 | Aug 31, 2026 | Posted today | 1,007 | 22 | Sep 11, 2024 | Portal | |
| Sonoma Countysonoma | 0 | Aug 25, 2026 | Posted today | 422 | 30 | May 5, 2026 | Portal | |
| Nevada Countynevada | 14 | Aug 24, 2026 | Posted today | 1,505 | 59 | Dec 5, 2025 | Portal | |
| Plumas Countyplumas | 17 | Aug 24, 2026 | Posted today | 259 | 12 | Dec 22, 2025 | Portal | |
| San Francisco Countysf | 20 | Aug 24, 2026 | Posted today | 12,961 | 304 | Jun 2, 2025 | Portal | |
| San Mateo Countysanmateo | 7 | Aug 24, 2026 | Posted today | 527 | 67 | May 8, 2026 | Portal | |
| Marin Countymarin | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 1,300 | 58 | Aug 6, 2024 | Portal | |
| Merced Countymerced | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 801 | 70 | May 12, 2026 | Portal | |
| Napa Countynapa | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 569 | 62 | May 1, 2026 | Portal | |
| Placer Countyplacer | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 572 | 42 | Apr 28, 2026 | Portal | |
| Sacramento Countysacramento | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 3,402 | 549 | Apr 28, 2023 | Portal | |
| San Benito Countysanbenito | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 54 | 14 | May 18, 2026 | Portal | |
| San Bernardino Countysanbernardino | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 455 | 84 | May 7, 2025 | Portal | |
| Santa Clara Countysantaclara | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 1,209 | 72 | Jun 20, 2012 | Portal | |
| Santa Cruz Countysantacruz | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 185 | 64 | May 12, 2026 | Portal | |
| Solano Countysolano | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 278 | 35 | Apr 9, 2025 | Portal | |
| Stanislaus Countystanislaus | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 621 | 65 | May 15, 2026 | Portal | |
| Ventura Countyventura | 0 | Aug 21, 2026 | Posted 2d ago | 1,295 | 76 | May 21, 2011 | Portal | |
| Fresno Countyfresno | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | Posted 3d ago | 673 | 50 | Apr 30, 2026 | Portal | |
| Riverside Countyriverside | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | Posted 3d ago | 256 | 18 | May 15, 2026 | Portal | |
| San Luis Obispo Countyslo | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | Posted 3d ago | 168 | 40 | May 19, 2026 | Portal | |
| Tulare County (Civil)tulare-civil | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | Posted 3d ago | 278 | 40 | Apr 23, 2026 | Portal | |
| Yolo Countyyolo | 0 | Aug 20, 2026 | Posted 3d ago | 171 | 47 | May 15, 2026 | Portal | |
| Butte Countybutte | 0 | Aug 19, 2026 | Posted 4d ago | 1,174 | 40 | Apr 7, 2026 | Portal | |
| Imperial Countyimperial | 0 | Aug 19, 2026 | Posted 4d ago | 68 | 67 | May 16, 2026 | Portal | |
| Shasta Countyshasta | 0 | Aug 17, 2026 | Posted 6d ago | 1,404 | 21 | Jun 6, 2022 | Portal | |
| Calaveras Countycalaveras | 0 | Aug 14, 2026 | Last posted 9d ago | 35 | 6 | Feb 1, 2021 | Portal | |
| Tuolumne Countytuolumne | 0 | Aug 14, 2026 | Last posted 9d ago | 37 | 3 | May 6, 2026 | Portal | |
| Sierra Countysierra | 0 | Aug 12, 2026 | Last posted 11d ago | 140 | 3 | May 20, 2026 | Portal | |
| Lassen Countylassen | 0 | — | Status unknown | — | — | — | — | Portal |
| Tehama Countytehama | 0 | — | Status unknown | — | — | — | — | Portal |
| Tulare Countytulare | 0 | — | Status unknown | — | — | — | — | Portal |
DecisionDepot currently indexes tentative rulings from 37 California Superior Courts, with 42,965 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.
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.