Sacramento County Superior Court

California superior court with jurisdiction over Sacramento Country

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Sacramento Superior Court

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.ca.gov
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

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Sacramento Superior Court locations:

Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse (720 9th St)

Hall of Justice (813 6th St) & Lorenzo Patiño Hall of Justice (651 I St)

William R. Ridgway Family Relations Courthouse (3341 Power Inn Rd)

Carol Miller Justice Center (301 Bicentennial Cir)

Juvenile Courthouse (9605 Kiefer Blvd)

### Gordon D. Schaber Courthouse

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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

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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

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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

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There are several officers of the court, including judges, jurors, commissioners, prosecutors, defense attorneys, clerks, bailiffs, and court reporters.

### Judges

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The current judges are:

* George A. Acero
* Stephen Acquisto
* James P. Arguelles
* Robert J. Artuz
* Bunmi O. Awoniyi
* Jaya Badiga
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Kara K. Ueda
* Julie Weng-Gutierrez
* Laurel D. White
* Steve White
* Allison Williams
* Peter M. Williams
* Julie G. Yap
* Alison Zuvela

### Commissioners

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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:

Benjamin Cassady - Traffic Arraignments

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 - Criminal Motions and Preliminary Hearings, Mental Health Hearings and Civil Harassment Restraining Orders

### Prosecutors

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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

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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

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The functions of the bailiff are carried out by Sacramento County Sheriff under contract.

## See also

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* Sacramento First Courthouse

## References

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1. ^ Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse saccourt.ca.gov

## External links

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* Official website
* Case Index

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