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The Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, alternatively called the Sacramento County Superior Court, is the California Superior Court located in
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with jurisdiction over
Sacramento County Sacramento County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County is the ...
.


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
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and the Judicial Councilbr>California Rules of Court
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the Sacramento County Superior Court has adopte
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for its government and the government of its officers.


Officers

There are several
officers of the court In common law jurisdictions, the generic term officer of the court is applied to all those who, in some degree in the function of their professional or similar qualifications, have a part in the legal system. Officers of the court may include ent ...
, 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 * Bunmi O. Awoniyi * Thadd A. Blizzard * Tami R. Bogert * David W. Bonilla * Lawrence G. Brown * Daniel J. Calabretta * André Campbell * Shelleyanne Wai Ling Chang * Donald J. Currier * Dena M. Coggins * Lauri A. Damrell * Carlton G. Davis * Joginder S. Dhillon * Philip A. Ferrari * Curtis M. Fiorini * Benjamin D. Galloway * Matthew J. Gary * Steven M. Gevercer * Maryanne G. Gilliard * Helena R. Gweon * Jonathan R. Hayes * 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 * Satnam S. Rattu * 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 In United States federal courts, magistrate judges are judges appointed to assist U.S. district court judges in the performance of their duties. Magistrate judges generally oversee first appearances of criminal defendants, set bail, and conduc ...
. 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 12 commissioners and 1 referee assigned as follows: Robert J. Artuz - Traffic Trials Jaya Badiga - Child Support/Domestic Violence Court Kenneth N. Brody - Felony and Misdemeanor Home Court Alin Cintean - Criminal Arraignments (Felony and Misdemeanor) Scott P. Harman - Family Law/Child Support Alicia Hartley - Unlawful Detainer Trials and Traffic Trials Peter S. Helfer - Traffic Gary Link - Traffic Kimberly E. Parker - Family Law Dave Shaw - Traffic Trials Myrlys Stockdale-Coleman - Family Law/Domestic Violence Martin E. Tejeda - Unlawful Detainer Trials and Traffic Trials 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 Sacramento County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,585,055. Its county seat is Sacramento, which has been the state capital of California since 1854. Sacramento County is the ...
coordinates this process through the Conflict Criminal Defenders department.


Bailiffs

The functions of the bailiff are carried out by
Sacramento County Sheriff The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office (SSO), is a local law enforcement agency that serves Sacramento County, California. It provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Sacramento County, as well as incorporated cities w ...
under contract.


References


External links


Official website

Case Index
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