The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, informally known as the Sacramento County Superior Court, is the California Superior Court located in Sacramento with jurisdiction over Sacramento County.Sacramento Superior Court, CA | Home saccourt.ca.gov
Courthouses
Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Courthouse The Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye 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 Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye Courthouse is located at 500 G Street.
Other courthouses
William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse Family law and probate cases
Carol Miller Justice Center Small claims, traffic, and unlawful detainer cases
Juvenile Courthouse Juvenile Justice and Juvenile Dependency 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 Stephen Acquisto James P. Arguelles Robert J. Artuz Bunmi O. Awoniyi Jaya Badiga Lee S. Bickley Thadd A. Blizzard Tami R. Bogert David W. Bonilla Kenneth Brody Lawrence G. Brown Shelleyanne Wai Ling Chang Alin Cintean Joseph M. Cress Donald J. Currier Brenda Dabney 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 Renuka George Maryanne G. Gilliard Helena R. Gweon Jonathan R. Hayes Amy Holliday 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 Jose A. Olivera Rei Onishi Delbert W. Oros Alexander J. Pal Jerome Price, Jr. 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 Martin E. Tejeda Kara K. Ueda Julie Weng-Gutierrez Laurel D. White Steve White Allison Williams Peter M. Williams Julie G. Yap Alison Zuvela
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 assigned as follows:
Benjamin Cassady - Criminal Arraignments
Marlene E. Clark - Family Law, Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
Richard Clark - Family Law, Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse Restraining Orders
Ryan Davis - Family Law
Scott P. Harman - Family Law/Child Support
Alicia Hartley - Family Law/Child Support
Heath T. Langle - Probate
James Morris - Traffic
Prosecutors 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 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 The functions of the bailiff are carried out by Sacramento County Sheriff under contract.
See also Sacramento First Courthouse
References
External links Official website Case Index