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California Supreme Court

31,378 records in the bulk data of CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

Short name: California Supreme Court
Court type: State supreme court
Citation abbreviation: Cal.
Court start date: 1849-01-01
Latest record in this index: 2026-06-25
Court website: http://www.courts.ca.gov/supremecourt.htm

Most-cited opinions

Ranked by the number of later opinions citing each one, as recorded by CourtListener.

People v. Wende
1979-10-12· cited 8,674×
People v. Watson
1956-07-03· cited 7,961×
People v. Superior Court (Romero)
1996-06-20· cited 3,137×
People v. Kelly
2006-11-27· cited 3,039×
Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
2001-07-11· cited 2,941×
Auto Equity Sales, Inc. v. Superior Court
1962-03-22· cited 2,916×
People v. Lewis
2021-07-26· cited 2,707×
In Re Estrada
1965-12-23· cited 2,432×
Denham v. Superior Court
1970-05-06· cited 2,272×
People v. Marsden
1970-02-26· cited 2,238×
People v. Johnson
1980-02-29· cited 2,018×
Blank v. Kirwan
1985-08-01· cited 1,989×
People v. Scott
1994-12-30· cited 1,878×
People v. Carmony
2004-07-08· cited 1,746×
People v. Doolin
2009-01-05· cited 1,701×
Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc.
2000-10-05· cited 1,654×
People v. Breverman
1998-08-31· cited 1,626×
People v. Wheeler
1978-09-25· cited 1,612×
People v. Delgadillo
2022-12-19· cited 1,533×
People v. Bolin
1998-08-12· cited 1,508×
People v. Williams
1998-01-05· cited 1,478×
People v. Gentile
2020-12-17· cited 1,422×
In Re Stephanie M.
1994-02-24· cited 1,400×
People v. Clark
2016-06-27· cited 1,373×
Rowland v. Christian
1968-08-08· cited 1,329×
People v. Strong
2022-08-08· cited 1,312×
Cel-Tech Communications, Inc. v. Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Co.
1999-04-08· cited 1,311×
People v. Ledesma
1987-01-02· cited 1,290×
People v. Young
2005-01-31· cited 1,280×
Armendariz v. Found. Health Psychcare Servs., Inc.
2000-08-24· cited 1,269×
Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc.
1995-08-28· cited 1,265×
People v. Mitchell
2001-07-19· cited 1,253×
People v. Banks
2015-07-09· cited 1,238×
Pitchess v. Superior Court
1974-05-23· cited 1,227×
People v. Zamudio
2008-04-21· cited 1,209×
People v. Waidla
2000-04-06· cited 1,188×
People v. Green
1980-04-24· cited 1,166×
Navellier v. Sletten
2002-08-29· cited 1,129×
Gray v. Zurich Insurance Co.
1966-10-25· cited 1,122×
People v. Maury
2003-06-18· cited 1,120×
People v. Cole
2004-08-16· cited 1,089×
People v. Stanley
1995-07-06· cited 1,064×
Bank of the West v. Superior Court
1992-07-30· cited 1,052×
Jameson v. Desta
2018-07-05· cited 1,051×
Tarasoff v. Regents of University of California
1976-07-01· cited 1,035×
People v. Dillon
1983-09-01· cited 1,034×
In Re Marilyn H
1993-06-03· cited 1,030×
Dillon v. Legg
1968-06-21· cited 1,026×
Dyna-Med, Inc. v. Fair Employment & Housing Commission
1987-11-02· cited 1,025×
Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.
1963-01-24· cited 1,019×

Most recent records

Newest filing dates first.

Sunflower Alliance v. Dept. of Conservation
2026-06-25
People v. Chhuon & Pan
2026-06-01
People v. Demolle
2026-06-01
J.O. v. Super. Ct.
2026-05-28
Shear Development Co., LLC v. Cal. Coastal Com.
2026-05-14
People v. Stayner
2026-04-30
Shear Development Co. v. Cal. Coastal Com.
2026-04-23
People v. Bertsch and Hronis
2026-04-20
Fuentes v. Empire Nissan
2026-02-02
Taking Offense v. State of California
2025-11-26
Taking Offense v. State of Cal.
2025-11-06
Olympic and Ga. Partners, LLC v. County of L.A.
2025-08-28
Iloff v. LaPaille
2025-08-21
Hohenshelt v. Superior Court
2025-08-11
Center for Biological Diversity, Inc. v. Public Utilities Com.
2025-08-07
EpicentRx v. Super. Ct.
2025-07-21
People v. Oyler
2025-05-05
New England Country Foods v. Vanlaw Food Products
2025-04-24
Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd.
2025-02-20
People v. Hin
2025-02-03
Cox v. City of Oakland
2025-01-23
Capito v. San Jose Healthcare System, LP
2024-12-23
JJD-HOV Elk Grove, LLC v. Jo-Ann Stores, LLC
2024-12-19
Cal. Capital Ins. Co. v. Hoehn
2024-11-18
North Am. Title Co. v. Superior Court
2024-10-28
Rattagan v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
2024-08-22
City of Los Angeles v. Pricewaterhousecoopers, LLP
2024-08-22
Bailey v. S.F. Dist. Attorney's Office
2024-07-29
Quach v. Cal. Commerce Club, Inc.
2024-07-25
Rosenberg-Wohl v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
2024-07-18
Golden State Water Co. v. Public Utilities Com.
2024-07-08
Needham v. Superior Court
2024-07-01
Himes v. Somatics, LLC
2024-06-20
Legislature of the State of Cal. v. Weber
2024-06-20
People v. Nadey
2024-06-17
Truck Ins. Exchange v. Kaiser Cement & Gypsum Corp.
2024-06-17
Prang v. Los Angeles County Assessment Appeals Bd.
2024-05-30
Wheeler v. Appellate Division of Super. Ct.
2024-05-30
Another Planet Entertainment, LLC v. Vigilant Insurance Co.
2024-05-23
Ruelas v. County of Alameda
2024-04-22
Harrod v. Country Oaks Partners, LLC
2024-03-28
Huerta v. CSI Electrical Contractors
2024-03-25
People v. Curiel
2023-11-27
Gantner v. PG&E Corp.
2023-11-20
Camacho v. Superior Court
2023-08-31
Raines v. U.S. Healthworks Medical Group
2023-08-21
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. County of Monterey
2023-08-03
Doe v. Super. Ct.
2023-07-27
Allied Premier Ins. v. United Financial Casualty Co.
2023-07-24
Adolph v. Uber Technologies, Inc.
2023-07-17

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