Narrow your search down to a specific district or department within a state's appellate court using the department: search functionality. Here's how:
Select your desired jurisdiction
Enter your keyword search into the search bar
Place department:{{number}} at the end of your search string
Examples
Example 1: Searching within the Second District Court of Appeal in California
Set jurisdiction to California -> Court of Appeal
Enter your keyword search
Add department:second at end of of search string
Example search: employment discrimination department:second
Example result:
Example 2: Searching with the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida
Set jurisdiction to Florida -> District Court of Appeal
Enter your keyword search
Add department:third at end of of search string
Example search: employment discrimination department:third
Example result:
Example 3: Searching within the First Department of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in New York
Set jurisdiction to New York -> Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
Enter your keyword search
Add department:first at end of of search string
Example search: employment discrimination department:first
Example result:
