Sacramento County Superior Court
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. It is located at 720 9th Street.
Other courthouses
All the other courthouses are within the Sacramento city limits
- William R. Ridgeway Family Relations Courthouse
Family law, juvenile dependency, and probate cases
- Carol Miller Justice Center
Small claims, traffic, and unlawful detainer cases
- Juvenile Courthouse
Juvenile 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:
- David W. Abbott
- James P. Arguelles - appointed 2010
- Eugene L. Balonon
- Thadd A. Blizzard - appointed
- Tami R. Bogert - appointed 2010
- Jerilyn L. Borack
- Stacy Boulware Eurie - appointed 2007
- David I. Brown - appointed
- Lawrence G. Brown
- Trena H. Burger-Plavan
- Raymond M. Cadei
- Roland L. Candee - Presiding Judge 2006-2007
- Shelleyanne Wai Ling Chang
- Lloyd G. Connelly
- Kevin R. Culhane - elected 2008
- Donald J. Currier - appointed 2010
- Ben Davidian - appointed
- David F. De Alba
- Laurie M. Earl - Presiding Judge 2012-2013
- Greta Curtis Fall
- Curtis M. Fiorini - appointed 2010
- Timothy M. Frawley
- Michael T. Garcia
- Matthew J. Gary - appointed 2007
- Maryanne G. Gilliard
- Geoffrey A. Goodman - appointed 2009
- Helena R. Gweon
- Judy Holzer Hersher - appointed 2000
- Robert C. Hight - current Presiding Judge
- Russell L. Hom - appointed 2002
- Michael P. Kenny
- Marjorie Koller - elected 2008
- Christopher E. Krueger - appointed 2010
- Sharon A. Lueras - appointed 2007
- Patrick Marlette
- Peter J. McBrien
- Kevin J. McCormick - appointed 2007
- James E. McFetridge
- Cheryl Chun Meegan
- James M. Mize - Presiding Judge 2008-2009
- Gary S. Mullen
- Troy L. Nunley
- Delbert W. Oros - appointed 2007
- Alan G. Perkins - appointed 2005
- Gary E. Ransom (Ret.)
- Jaime R. Román
- Michael A. Savage - appointed 2005
- Ernest W. Sawtelle - appointed
- Paul L. Seave - appointed 2010
- Renard Shepard - (Retired)
- Pamela L. Smith-Steward
- Richard K. Sueyoshi - appointed 2009
- Allen H. Sumner
- Michael W. Sweet
- Raoul M. Thorbourne - appointed 2005
- Robert M. Twiss - appointed
- Brian R. Van Camp
- Emily Elizabeth Vasquez - appointed 2001
- Michael G. Virga - Presiding Judge 2004-2005
- Stephen White - Presiding Judge 2010-2011
- John P. Winn
- Gerrit W. Wood - appointed 2008
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.
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, currently Paulino Durán, is the public defender.
Bailiffs
The functions of the bailiff are carried out by Sacramento County Sheriff, currently Scott Jones, under contract.