Sacramento County Superior Court
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Sacramento Superior Court | |
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![]() Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse | |
Established | 1850 |
Jurisdiction | Sacramento County, California |
Location | Sacramento |
Appeals to | California Court of Appeal for the Third District |
Judge term length | 6 years |
Website | saccourt |
Presiding Judge | |
Currently | Hon. Michael G. Bowman |
Since | Jan 1, 2021 |
Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2022 |
Assistant Presiding Judge | |
Currently | Hon. Bunmi O Awoniyi |
Since | Jan 1, 2021 |
Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2022 |
Court Executive Officer | |
Currently | Lee Seale |
Since | 2021 |
The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, alternatively called the Sacramento County Superior Court, is the California Superior Court located in Sacramento with jurisdiction over Sacramento County.
Courthouses
Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse
The Gordon D. Schaber downtown courthouse is the main courthouse of the court. As well as providing the main trial courtrooms, the courthouse contains the administrative offices of the court (including the Presiding Judge), and the general civil and criminal case processing support services of the court system. The Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse is located at 720 9th Street.
Other courthouses
- William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse
Family law, juvenile dependency, and probate cases
- Carol Miller Justice Center
Small claims, traffic, DUI and unlawful detainer cases
- Hall of Justice
Civil Law and Motion and civil settlement conferences
- Juvenile Courthouse
Juvenile delinquency cases
- Lorenzo Patiño Hall of Justice
Criminal cases
Administration
Pursuant to California Government Code § 68070 and the Judicial Council California Rules of Court § 10.613, the Sacramento County Superior Court has adopted Local Rules for its government and the government of its officers.
Officers
There are several officers of the court, including judges, jurors, commissioners, prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks, bailiffs, and court reporters.
Judges
The current judges are:
- George A. Acero
- Steven Acquisto
- James P. Arguelles
- Bunmi O. Awoniyi
- Thadd A. Blizzard
- Tami R. Bogert
- David W. Bonilla
- Jerilyn L. Borack
- Stacy Boulware Eurie
- Lawrence G. Brown
- Daniel J. Calabretta
- Andre Campbell
- Shelleyanne Wai Ling Chang
- Donald J. Currier
- Dena M. Coggins
- Lauri A. Damrell
- Carlton G. Davis
- David F. De Alba
- Joginder S. Dhillon
- Curtis M. Fiorini
- Benjamin D. Galloway
- Matthew J. Gary
- Steven M. Gevercer
- Maryanne G. Gilliard
- Geoffrey A. Goodman
- Helena R. Gweon
- Jonathan R. Hayes
- Russell L. Hom
- Augustin R. Jimenez
- Michael P. Kenny
- Christopher E. Krueger
- R. Stephen Lapham
- Alyson L. Lewis
- Kristina B. Lindquist
- Deborah D. Lobre
- Sharon A. Lueras
- Patrick Marlette
- Kevin J. McCormick
- James E. McFetridge
- Kenneth C. Mennemeier
- Shama H. Mesiwala
- James M. Mize
- Andi Mudryk
- Delbert W. Oros
- Alexander J. Pal
- Jennifer K. Rockwell
- Michael A. Savage
- Ernest W. Sawtelle
- Paul L. Seave
- Peter K. Southworth
- Richard K. Sueyoshi
- Allen H. Sumner
- Michael W. Sweet
- Jill H. Talley
- Scott L. Tedmon
- Kara K. Ueda
- Laurel D. White
- Steve White
- Allison Williams
- John P. Winn
- Gerrit W. Wood
- Julie G. Yap
Commissioners
A commissioner is a subordinate judicial officer elected by the judges of the Court and given the power to hear and make decisions in certain kinds of legal matters, similar to the United States magistrate judge. Their jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, traffic matters, family law and juvenile cases, criminal misdemeanors, and criminal felony cases through the preliminary hearing stage.
The Sacramento County Superior Court has 8 commissioners and 1 referee assigned as follows:
Kenneth N. Brody - Criminal Arraignments (Felony and Misdemeanor)
Alin Cintean - Criminal Misdemeanors
Scott P. Harman - Family Law/Child Support
Peter S. Helfer - Traffic
Gary Link - Traffic
Kimberly E. Parker - Family Law/Domestic VIolence
Phillip F. Stanger - Criminal Misdemeanors
Myrlys Stockdale-Coleman - Family Law
Referee Marlene E. Clark - Juvenile Dependency
Prosecutors
The Sacramento County District Attorney, currently Anne Marie Schubert, prosecutes crimes before the court on behalf of California, Sacramento County, and all cities and special districts within Sacramento County.
Public Defenders
The Sacramento County Public Defender provides criminal defense services for those unable to afford private counsel. The current acting public defender is Amanda M. Benson
For cases where the public defender has a legal conflict or is otherwise unable to provide services, services are provided by a group of private attorneys compensated by the Court. The County of Sacramento coordinates this process through the Conflict Criminal Defenders department.
Bailiffs
The functions of the bailiff are carried out by Sacramento County Sheriff under contract.
References
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