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The Law Library

General Information

The library at the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District serves the justices and research attorneys at the court and is not open to the public. The library contains approximately 30,000 volumes, including the justices’ chamber collections. The main subject strengths are criminal law and California procedural law. The collection touches on just about every other area of law. Non-book materials include the Internet and various web subscriptions, Westlaw, LexisNexis, CD-ROM’s, video and audiotapes, and microfiche.

Lending policies are in accordance with the Northern California Association of Law Libraries* (NOCALL) guidelines.

Other Bay Area Public Law Libraries

Santa Clara County Law Library
360 N. First St.
San Jose, CA (408) 299-3567

San Mateo County Law Library This is an external link. Click this icon for our external linking policy.
710 Hamilton Ave.
Redwood City, CA (650) 363-4913

San Francisco County Law Library This is an external link. Click this icon for our external linking policy.
Main Library: 401 Van Ness, Room 400
San Francisco, CA (415) 554-6821
Branch: 685 Market St. Rm. 420
San Francisco, CA (415) 882-9310

Santa Cruz County Law Library This is an external link. Click this icon for our external linking policy.
Government Center
701 Ocean Street Room 070
Santa Cruz, Ca 95060 (831) 457-2525

The Law Librarian

Donna S. Williams is the Law Librarian at the Sixth District and a Past President of NOCALL. She earned her Masters in Library and Information Science (MLIS) from San Jose State University, a school accredited by the American Library Association. She holds active memberships in the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) This is an external link. Click this icon for our external linking policy. and the Northern California Association of Law Libraries (NOCALL) This is an external link. Click this icon for our external linking policy., a chapter of AALL. She has taught legal research at CJER’s Appellate Judicial Attorney Institute and at the Trial Judicial Attorney Institute.

* The NOCALL Web page is an excellent legal research tool. It contains a wealth of information and a wide variety of links to legal resources. (1/07)

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