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*a [[state supreme court]].
*a [[state supreme court]].
However, there is a trend toward consolidation of the first two levels into a single level of trial courts.
However, there is a trend toward consolidation of the first two levels into a single level of trial courts.
Typically, all state courts except the trial court of limited jurisdiction are courts of record. In states where the lower-level trial court is not a court of record, when a decision of such a court is appealed to the higher-level trial court, the higher-level trial court hears the matter ''[[de novo]],'' as there is no record on which to base an appeal.
==See also==
==See also==
[[California Judiciary]]
[[California Judiciary]]
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