An appeal of a ruling by a superior court judge or other judicial officer in a limited civil case is to the appellate division of the superior court. An appeal of a ruling by a superior court judge or other judicial officer in a limited civil case may be taken from any of the following:
§ 904.2.Appeal to Appellate Division of Superior Court
Title 13. Appeals In Civil Actions · Chapter 1. Appeals in General · Last amended 2008 · Last verified July 28, 2026
In one sentenceSection 904.2 lists the judgments and orders appealable from a limited civil case, routing those appeals to the appellate division of the superior court rather than the Court of Appeal, using a list that closely tracks § 904.1's but adds venue-change orders while omitting several of that section's specialized categories.
Full Text of § 904.2
(a) From a judgment, except (1) an interlocutory judgment, or (2) a judgment of contempt that is made final and conclusive by Section 1222.
(b) From an order made after a judgment made appealable by subdivision (a).
(c) From an order changing or refusing to change the place of trial.
(e) From an order granting a new trial or denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict.
(f) From an order discharging or refusing to discharge an attachment or granting a right to attach order.
(g) From an order granting or dissolving an injunction, or refusing to grant or dissolve an injunction.
(h) From an order appointing a receiver.
Plain-English Summary
This section is § 904.1's counterpart for limited civil cases — the smaller-dollar cases where the trial court itself is a superior court, but appeals go to a different destination. Instead of the Court of Appeal, an appeal from a superior court judge or other judicial officer's ruling in a limited civil case goes to the appellate division of the superior court.
The list of what's appealable largely parallels § 904.1: a judgment other than an interlocutory judgment or a § 1222 contempt judgment (subdivision (a)); post-judgment orders (subdivision (b)); orders quashing service for lack of jurisdiction or staying or dismissing for inconvenient forum (subdivision (d)); orders granting a new trial or denying judgment notwithstanding the verdict (subdivision (e)); attachment-related orders (subdivision (f)); injunction orders (subdivision (g)); and orders appointing a receiver (subdivision (h)).
Two differences stand out. Subdivision (c) adds an item § 904.1 doesn't have for ordinary civil cases: an order changing or refusing to change the place of trial is independently appealable in a limited civil case. And this section has no counterpart to § 904.1's provisions on redemption or partition interlocutory judgments, Probate or Family Code orders, monetary sanctions, anti-SLAPP rulings, or bifurcated custody proceedings — none of those categories is part of the limited civil case appeal list.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does an appeal from a limited civil case go?
To the appellate division of the superior court, not the Court of Appeal.
Is an order changing venue appealable in a limited civil case?
Yes. Subdivision (c) makes an order changing or refusing to change the place of trial independently appealable — something § 904.1's list for ordinary civil cases doesn't separately include.
Are anti-SLAPP rulings or large sanctions orders appealable under § 904.2?
Can a party appeal a new trial order in a limited civil case?
Yes, subdivision (e) makes orders granting a new trial or denying judgment notwithstanding the verdict appealable, the same as in ordinary civil cases.
Amendment History
Amended by Stats 2007 ch 43 (SB 649),s 10, eff. 1/1/2008. Amended by Stats 2006 ch 567 (AB 2303),s 9, eff. 1/1/2007.
Source & verification. Section text is reproduced verbatim from
the Deering's California Codes Annotated / vLex. Enacted by the California Legislature.
Last verified July 28, 2026.
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