Sacramento County Superior Court
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| Sacramento Superior Court | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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. Bunmi O. Awoniyi |
| Since | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2025 |
| Assistant Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | Hon. Lawrence G. Brown |
| Since | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2025 |
| 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.[1]
Courthouses[edit]
Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse[edit]
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[edit]
- William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse
Family law, juvenile dependency, and probate cases
- Carol Miller Justice Center
Small claims, traffic, and unlawful detainer cases
- Hall of Justice
Civil Law and Motion and Civil Settlement Conferences
- Juvenile Courthouse
Juvenile Justice cases
- Lorenzo Patiño Hall of Justice
Criminal cases
Administration[edit]
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[edit]
There are several officers of the court, including judges, jurors, commissioners, prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks, bailiffs, and court reporters.
Judges[edit]
The current judges are:
- George A. Acero
- Stephen Acquisto
- James P. Arguelles
- Bunmi O. Awoniyi
- Thadd A. Blizzard
- Tami R. Bogert
- David W. Bonilla
- Kenneth Brody
- Lawrence G. Brown
- André Campbell
- Shelleyanne Wai Ling Chang
- Alin Cintean
- Donald J. Currier
- Dena M. Coggins
- Lauri A. Damrell
- Carlton G. Davis
- Joginder S. Dhillon
- Philip A. Ferrari
- Curtis M. Fiorini
- Shauna Franklin
- Benjamin D. Galloway
- Jeffrey S. Galvin
- Matthew J. Gary
- Steven M. Gevercer
- Maryanne G. Gilliard
- Helena R. Gweon
- Jonathan R. Hayes
- Misha Igra
- Augustin R. Jimenez
- Christopher E. Krueger
- Stephen Lau
- Alyson L. Lewis
- Kristina B. Lindquist
- Deborah D. Lobre
- Kevin J. McCormick
- James E. McFetridge
- Kenneth C. Mennemeier
- Richard C. Miadich
- Andi Mudryk
- Rei Onishi
- Delbert W. Oros
- Alexander J. Pal
- Satnam Rattu
- Jennifer K. Rockwell
- Ernest W. Sawtelle
- Peter K. Southworth
- Myrlys Stockdale-Coleman
- Richard K. Sueyoshi
- Michael W. Sweet
- Jill H. Talley
- Scott L. Tedmon
- Kara K. Ueda
- Julie Weng-Gutierrez
- Laurel D. White
- Steve White
- Allison Williams
- Peter M. Williams
- Julie G. Yap
Commissioners[edit]
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 9 commissioners assigned as follows:
Robert J. Artuz - Traffic Trials, Unlawful Detainer Trials, Small Claims
Jaya Badiga - Family Law, Child Support, Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
Benjamin Cassady - Traffic Arraignments, Traffic Trials
Marlene Clark - Juvenile Dependency
Richard Clark - Family Law/Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
Ryan Davis - Family Law
Scott P. Harman - Family Law/Child Support
Alicia Hartley - Criminal Arraignments
Heath T. Langle - Probate
James Morris - Traffic Arraignments
Martin E. Tejeda - Preliminary Hearings, Criminal Motions, Mental Health Hearings and Civil Harassment Restraining Orders
Prosecutors[edit]
The Sacramento County District Attorney, currently Thien Ho, prosecutes crimes before the court on behalf of California, Sacramento County, and all cities and special districts within Sacramento County.
Public Defenders[edit]
The Sacramento County Public Defender provides criminal defense services for those unable to afford private counsel. The current 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 Office.
Bailiffs[edit]
The functions of the bailiff are carried out by Sacramento County Sheriff under contract.