Sacramento County Superior Court
| Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento | |
|---|---|
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. Lawrence G. Brown [1] |
| Since | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2027 |
| Assistant Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | Hon. Steven M. Gevercer [1] |
| Since | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Lead position ends | Dec 31, 2027 |
| Court Executive Officer | |
| Currently | Kelly Sullivan[2] |
| Since | Aug 4, 2025 |
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.[3]
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 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 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
References
- ^ a b "Phone Directory - Judicial". Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. August 18, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ "Sacramento Superior Court Appoints Kelly Sullivan as Interim CEO" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento. July 28, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ^ Gordon D. Schaber Sacramento County Courthouse saccourt.ca.gov