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John Hopkins COVID-19 map

COVID-19 dashboard

Another COVID-19 dashboard

Some general information

Judicial Council guides

Chief Justice's statements

  1. Revise, on an emergency basis, the countywide bail schedule to lower bail amounts significantly for the duration of the coronavirus emergency, including lowering the bail amount to $0 for many lower level offenses – for all misdemeanors except for those listed in Penal Code section 1270.1 and for lower-level felonies. This will result in fewer individuals in county jails thus alleviating some of the pressures for arraignments within 48 hours and preliminary hearings within 10 days.
  2. In setting an adult or juvenile defendant’s conditions of custody, including the length, eligibility for alternative sentencing, and surrender date, the court should consider defendant’s existing health conditions, and any conditions existing at defendant’s anticipated place of confinement that could affect the defendant’s health, the health of other detainees, or the health of personnel staffing the anticipated place of confinement.
  3. With the assistance of justice partners, identify those persons currently in county jail or juvenile hall custody who have less than 60 days remaining on their jail sentence for the purpose of modifying their sentences to permit early release of such persons with or without supervision or to community-based organizations for treatment.
  4. With the assistance of justice partners, calendar hearings for youth returning to court supervision from Department of Juvenile Justice following parole consideration for a Welf. & Inst. Code, §1766 hearing.
  5. With the assistance of justice partners, determine the nature of supervision violations that will warrant “flash incarceration,” for the purpose of drastically reducing or eliminating the use of such an intermediate sanction during the current health crisis.
  6. Prioritize arraignments and preliminary hearings for in-custody defendants, and the issuance of restraining orders.
  7. Prioritize juvenile dependency detention hearings to ensure they are held within the time required by state and federal law.
  8. For routine or non-critical criminal matters, allow liberal use of telephonic or video appearance by counsel and the defendant, and appearance by counsel by use of waivers authorized by Penal Code, § 977. Written waivers without being obtained in open court have been approved if the waiver is in substantial compliance with language specified in section 977, subdivision (b)(1). (People v. Edwards (1991) 54 Cal.3d 787, 811; People v. Robertson (1989) 48 Cal.3d 18, 62.)

Governor's Orders

President's Orders

CDAA Letter to Presiding Judges

File:CDAA Letter to Presiding Judges 032120 NEO.pdf

Bail motion

Speedy trial right cases

CDCR

Board of Parole Hearings

  • Observers will not be permitted at parole consideration hearings.
  • Victims and victims’ next of kin who choose to participate in parole consideration hearings must appear for the hearing by telephone or videoconference.
  • Representatives from the prosecuting agency who choose to participate in parole consideration hearings must appear for the hearing by telephone or videoconference.

Visiting

County-specific information

Red text indicates court closed, with exception of essential and emergency hearings. Blue text indicates some limited response, such as continuing time-waived matters. Green text indicates court has not initiated any substantial action other than suggesting staying away. Black is usually unknown.

If information isn't linked and isn't indented, the information source is not a press release or website, but instead local attorneys informing me.

Alameda County

  • March 27 Press Release
    • Video arraignment for Dept. 105 on March 27 and April 1
  • March 25 Press Releaes
  • March 25 General Order
    • Cite and release procedures
  • Criminal Closure FAQ
    • All time waiver appearances, whether misdemeanor or felony, in or out of custody are being reset to a date at least 8 weeks from the currently set calendar date.
    • The court is NOT sending notices.
    • Check Odyssey for new dates.
    • Cite and releases are 8 weeks out.
    • OR calendar in Oakland to request OR.
    • PX calendar in Dept 709 at Dublin.
    • Telephonic appearances allowed for criminal matters.
    • Full court operations expected to resume after April 8.
  • March 19 Press Release
    • 247 people released from jail, credit for time served.
    • Four arraignment courts at Oakland and Dublin on Tuesday and Fridays.
  • March 17 Press Release
  • March 16 Press Release
    • Courts closed from March 17 to April 7
  • March 17 GC68115 order
    • March 17 to April 3 are holidays for filing.
    • March 17 to April 3 are holidays for arraignment under Penal Code 825.
    • Extends time for arraignment under PC825 to 7 days for March 17 to April 3.
    • Extends time for PX under PC859b to 15 days for March 17 to April 3.
    • Extends time for jury trial under PC1382 30 more days for March 17 to April 3.
  • Press Release
  • Alameda Court COVID-19 website
    • "The Court is working with its justice partners to develop an in-custody arraignment calendar within the limitations of our COVID-19-related staffing and health and safety constraints. The Court initially plans to attempt to conduct in-custody arraignments only (no out-of-custody arraignments), on Tuesdays and Fridays."
    • "The first in-custody arraignment calendars will take place on Friday, March 20, 2020. East and South County misdemeanors will be heard in Dept. 702 at the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin, while felonies will be heard in Dept. 705. North County misdemeanors will be heard in Dept. 111 at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland; felonies will be heard in Dept. 112."
    • "Given public health directives regarding crowd size and social distancing, and given that our courthouses are currently closed to the public, any arraignments heard pursuant to the above will not be open to the public."
    • "The Court will continue to accept Criminal filings made through the Odyssey E-Filing System. Court staff will process filings on a priority basis, and as staffing permits; filers should anticipate that there may be delays."
  • Alameda County Public Health Department
  • Shelter-in-place order under HSC120295 from March 17 to April 7
  • FAQ for Shelter-in-Place order

Alpine County

  • March 17 Press Release
    • All scheduled court hearings, with the exception of criminal matters that have statutory time constraints, will be rescheduled to May 2020 by minute order.
    • The court encourages a reduction in all non-essential hearings, the use of court-call in lieu of personal appearances, and any other measures to minimize the risks associated with personal contact during the current national health crisis.

Amador County

Butte County

  • March 27 Presiding Judge's Order
    • Courthouse still closed to public.
    • Out-of-custody cases will continued to past May 18, 2020. Court will re-notice and post new dates on website.
    • One Felony/Misdemeanor calendar on Wednesday and Thursday.
      • In-custody cases will be called on same date. In-custodies will appear by video. Public Defender to specially appear on all in-custodies.
      • Attorneys can appear 977 to enter guilty plea on misdemeanor.
      • Evidentiary hearings in afternoon for in-custody cases without time waiver.
    • In-custody no-time-waiver PXes are Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Thursday at 1:30 p.m., or Friday at 8:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
    • Only in-custody no-time-waiver PXes will be heard between March 30 and June 1.
    • Parole/PRCS is Friday at 10:30 a.m. Defendants will appear by video.
    • BTA (Out-of-custody Friday morning arraignments) between March 30, and May 18 are continued to a Friday after May 18.
  • March 23 GC68115 order
    • March 23 to March 27 are holidays for filing.
    • March 23 to March 27 are holidays for arraignment under PC825.
    • Extends time for arraignment under PC825 to 7 days for March 23 to April 21.
    • Extends time for PX under PC859b to 15 court days for March 23 to April 21
  • General Order implementing above order
    • Video conferencing for in-custody arraignment.
    • Courthouse closed to public
  • Court website as of March 22
    • All existing Court Calendars will be rescheduled by the Court to a future date with the exception of In-Custody Criminal Arraignments.
    • Emergency Orders received by the Court will be handed on an ex-parte basis.
  • March 22 Press Release
    • No calendars between March 23 and March 27
  • March 18 GC68115 order
  • Implementation Order of above order
  • Butte County Sheriff Press Release
    • Jail visits suspended because of COVID-19
    • Supposedly attorney visits will be allowed
  • Butte County Public Health Department

Calaveras County

Colusa County

Contra Costa County

  • March 27 Press Release
    • Courts closed to April 30.
    • For emergency matters, "Criminal filings will be accepted via a drop box placed at the Main Street entrance of the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez."
  • Emergency Local Rules
    • Court will accept filings at dropbox for:
      • Criminal Complaints and Informations in cases where Preliminary Hearings have already been held;
      • Emergency motions in criminal cases. Emergency motions are defined as motions that seek immediate relief that cannot wait until the Court reopens on May 1, 2020, or later, e.g., a motion for release of a defendant when there is no stipulation to release, but there has been a change in circumstances since the last bail hearing other than the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic; and requests for sentencing in criminal cases when the sentencing is reasonably likely to result in the defendant being released from custody.
    • Court will not file non-emergency motions, such as 1538.5s, 995s, and motions to serve.
    • If any party requests a hearing, all parties shall specify whether they request a live hearing in court, or whether they stipulate to a virtual hearing through videoconferencing, with the judge, all attorneys, and the defendant or minor if he or she is out of custody participating remotely by videoconference.
    • If the defendant is in custody in a criminal case, the defendant’s attorney may waive his or her client’s appearance when authorized by Penal Code section 977 so that the hearing may be held by videoconference
  • March 13 Press Release
    • Court closed from March 16 to April 1.
    • Jurors still need to report.
    • "If you have a hearing scheduled during this period, it will be reset to a later date. Notice of the new hearing date will be mailed to you or your attorney."
    • "Any in custody arraignments will be handled in Martinez, but all courthouses are closed to the public."
  • March 13 GC68115 order
    • March 16 to April 1 are holidays for filing
    • March 16 to April 1 are holidays for arraignment
    • Extend PXes to 15 court days
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 20 days.
  • Presiding Judge's Implementation Order
    • "The single department the Court now maintains to handle urgent issues such as in-custody arraignments shall also handle any felony or misdemeanor cases in which sentencing must occur during the period of closure."
  • Contra Costa County Health Services
  • Health Officer's Shelter-in-Place order enforceable under HSC120295
  • FAQs from County about Shelter-in-Place

Del Norte County

  • March 20 GC68115 order
    • Hearings can be anywhere in the county.
    • March 20 to April 17 are holidays for filing
    • March 20 to April 17 are holidays for arraignment
    • Extend PXes to 15 court days
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days.
  • Standing Order 2020-01
    • Out-of-custody misdemeanor arraignments extended 60 days
    • March 26
      • All new critical in-custody criminal matters with no time waivers are on March 26, 1:10 p.m. in Department 3.
      • Department two will be open to hear critical in-custody criminal preliminary hearings without a time waiver starting at 9 a.m. on March 26.
    • March 28
      • All new critical in-custody criminal matters with no time waivers are on March 27, 10:10 p.m. in Department 3.
  • Court COVID-19 website
  • March 19 Press Release
  • Court website as of March 19
    • Courts closed March 20 to April 1
    • All Civil and Criminal Trials are suspended through April 17, 2020.
    • Court reopens April 2nd for emergency and essential matters
    • No jurors until April 20

El Dorado County

Fresno County

Glenn County

Humboldt County

Imperial County

Inyo County

  • No GC68115 order yet.
  • March 18 Press Release
    • "All jury trials through April 13th have been vacated."
    • "Subject to judicial discretion, the Court will liberally grant hearing continuances upon request and will be reducing calendar sizes and stagger the calling of different case types to minimize health and safety concerns."

Kern County

Kings County

Lake County

  • March 17 Press Release
    • Court closed March 18 to April 1
    • During the court closure from March 18, 2020 through April 1, 2020, the court will only handle in-custody arraignments, juvenile detentions and preliminary hearings in which time has not been waived.
    • All regular court calendars will be rescheduled. Notice of the new date will be sent to you or your attorney.
  • March 17 GC68115 order
    • Hearings can be anywhere in the county.
    • March 18 to April 1 are holidays for filing
    • 7 days for arraignment for March 17 to April 1
    • Extend PXes to 15 court days for March 17 to April 1
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days for March 17 to April 1.
  • Courts closed March 18 - April 1
  • Press Release

Lassen County

  • General Order 2020-01
    • 977 allowed in misdemeanors
    • Out-of-custody misdmeeanors re-set for exactly 28 days later
    • Court will accept written 977s executed outside of court.
    • Jury trials between March 23 and April 30 are vacated.
    • No time-waiver jury trials between March 23 and April 30 are to appear on March 24 to re-set dates.
    • Time-waived jury trials between March 23 and April 30 are to appear on April 28 to re-set dates.
    • Time-waived misdemeanor jury trials are to be May 7 or later.
    • Time-waived felony jury trials are to be May 18 or later.
    • In-custody cases between March 23 and April 10 are by video appearance.

Los Angeles County

Madera County

  • March 26 GC68115 order
    • Court hearings can be anywhere in the county.
    • March 23 to April 21 are holidays for filing.
    • Extends time for PX under PC859a to 15 days for March 23 to April 21.
    • Extends time for arraignment under PC825 to 5 days.
  • March 17 GC68115 order
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days for March 17 to April 17.
  • March 19 Press Release
    • All misdemeanor and felony proceedings in which a time waiver has been entered and the defendant is out of custody, that are scheduled between March 17, 2020 and April 3, 2020, are continued on a rolling basis for eight weeks from the currently scheduled date.
    • All misdemeanor and felony proceedings without a time waiver and/or the defendant is in-custody have been extended 30 days pursuant to an Order authorized by the Chief Justice.
    • All out-of-custody criminal arraignments that are scheduled between March 17, 2020 and April 3, 2020, are continued on a rolling basis for eight weeks from the currently scheduled date.
    • All specialty court reviews, including drug court, behavioral health court and veterans’ court that are scheduled between March 17, 2020 and April 3, 2020, are continued on a rolling basis for eight weeks from the currently scheduled date.
    • All hearings in the appellate department that are scheduled between March 17, 2020 and April 3, 2020, are continued on a rolling basis for eight weeks from the currently scheduled date.
  • 8-Week Rescheduling Calendar
  • March 16 Press Releae
  • March 13 Press release

Marin County

Mariposa County

  • March 23 GC68115 order
    • Hearings can be anywhere in the county for March 23 to April 19
    • March 23 to April 19 are holidays for filing
    • March 23 to April 19 are holidays for arraignment
    • 7 days for arraignment for March 23 to April 19
    • 15 days for PX for March 23 to April 19
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days for March 23 to April 19
  • March 18 Press Release
    • All civil jury trials, time-waived misdemeanor jury trials, and time-waived felony jury trials set between Tuesday, March 17, and Tuesday, May 5, 2020, will be continued and reset to a date agreeable by all counsel.
    • All drug court and behavioral review hearings currently set between March 18 and April 22, are continued to April 29, 2020.
    • No time waiver criminal matters will continue to be heard.
  • Order to continue cases from March 23, 2020

Mendocino County

  • Presiding Judge's March 16 order
    • 977 allowed for out-of-custodies from March 17 to April 3
    • Jury trials for March 23, March 25, and March 30 vacated
    • No time waiver jury trial for March 23 re-set to April 13 or later.
    • No time waiver jury trial for March 25 re-set to April 23 or later.
    • Time-waived misdemeanor trial for March 23 or 30 March 30 re-set to May 11 or later.
    • Time-waived jury trial for March 25 re-set to May 20 or later.
    • In-custody hearings from March 17 to April 3 will be by video appearance.
    • No-time waiver out-of-custody hearings from March 17 to April 3 shall go forward as scheduled, but continuances encouraged.
    • Time-waiver hearings shall be re-set for exactly 28 days later.
  • March 17 GC68115 order
    • 7 days for arraignment for March 17 to April 3
    • 15 court days for PX for March 17 to April 3
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days for March 23 to April 6.

Merced County

Modoc County

  • No GC68115 order yet
  • Presiding Judge's Order
    • Clients can appear 977 in misdemeanors from March 17 to April 13
    • Written 977 waivers can be executed out of court from March 17 to April 13
    • Jury trials before April 13 are vacated
  • Court website

Mono County

  • March 17 Press Release
  • All jury trials are suspended until further notice.
  • Special Order 2020-1
    • Counsel may appear 977 in misdemeanor.
    • Court willl accept 977 written waivers executed outside court.
    • All jury trials for April 2020 are vacated.
    • Remand orders are vaated.
    • Flash incarceration orders are suspended.

Monterey County

Napa County

  • Court Closure Outline
    • Court closed March 18 to April 10
    • All time-waived misdemeanor trials currently set beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 through and including Monday, April 6, 2020 will be continued for eight weeks from the currently scheduled trial dates. Notice will be sent to the parties and counsel.
    • All time-waived felony out-of-custody trials currently set beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 through and including Monday, April 6, 2020 will be continued for eight weeks from the currently scheduled trial dates.Notice will be sent to the parties and counsel.
    • For no-time waiver jury trials, new trial dates will be set at the currently scheduled Readiness Conferences.
    • The Court will make every effort to hear in-custody arraignments each day at 1:30 or 2:30 pm. Similarly, the Court will make every effort to conduct no-time waiver preliminary hearings, within time. Other no-time waiver hearings will be heard as scheduled.
    • The court will make every effort to hear sentencings for in-custody defendants (even those who have previously entered a time waiver) as scheduled.
    • Arraignments for defendants who are out of custodycurrently set beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020 through and including Friday, April 10, 2020will be continued eight weeks. Notice will be sent to the parties and counsel.
    • If a time waiver has previously been entered, all matters set in Department 1, beginning March 18, 2020 through and including April 10, 2020, will be continued eight weeks. The clerk will send notice to the parties and counsel.
    • All matters set in Department 3 at 9:30 am and 2:00 beginning Wednesday, March 18, 2020 through and including Friday April 10, 2020, will be continued eight weeks. The clerk will send notice to the parties and counsel. This includes subsequent settlement conferences and jurisdictional transfers.
    • All matters set in Department 3 at 10:00 am beginning Monday, March 23, 2020 through and including Monday April 6, 2020, will be continued eight weeks. Notice will be sent to the parties and counsel.
    • The Drug Court calendar set forFriday, March 27 will be continued to Friday April 17, 2020 at 10:30 am. The clerk will send notice to the parties and counsel.
    • The Mental Health Court calendar scheduled for April 3, 2020 will be continued to Thursday, April 30, 2020. The clerk will send notice to the parties and counsel.
  • GC68115 order
    • March 18 to April 10 are holidays for filing
    • March 18 to April 10 are holidays for arraignment
    • 7 days for arraignment from March 18 to April 10
    • Extend PXes to 15 court days for March 18 to April 10
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days for March 18 to April 10
  • Local Orders

Nevada County

Orange County

Placer County

  • March 20 Press Release
    • Court open for:
      • Felony and misdemeanor in-custody matters.
      • Felony out-of-custody matters where time has not been waived.
      • Felony out-of-custody arraignments, preliminary hearings, trial assignment and trials.
      • Felony and misdemeanor mental health cases on the mental health treatment calendars.
      • Felony and misdemeanor sex offense cases.
      • Misdemeanor arraignments, including driving under the influence but excluding all other traffic related offenses.
      • Search and arrest warrants and petitions related to bail.
  • GC68115 order
  • March 17 Press Release
      • Court closed March 15 to April 17
  • March 15 Press Release
    • Civil trials postponed
    • Criminal trials postponed

Plumas County

  • March 21 Public Notice
    • Court limited to felony and misdemeanor in-custody arraignment
    • No jury trials through April 30, 2020
  • March 20 GC68115 order
    • March 24 to April 21 are holidays for filing
    • March 24 to April 21 are holidays for arraignment
    • 7 days for arraignment from March 24 to April 21
    • Extend PXes to 15 court days from March 24 to April 21
    • Extends time under PC1382 for jury trials 30 days for March 24 to April 21

Riverside County

Sacramento County

San Benito County

  • March 19 Press Release
    • From March 19 to May 4, the following hearings continued:
      • Out of Custody Criminal Arraignments, excluding felony arraignments on information.
      • Out of Custody Misdemeanor Pre-Trial Conferences.
      • Truancy Court.
      • Drug Court.
      • Behavioral Health Court.
      • Traffic Arraignments.
      • Criminal Fine Reviews.

San Bernardino County

San Diego County

San Francisco

San Joaquin County

San Luis Obispo County

San Mateo County

Santa Barbara County

Santa Clara County

  • File:General Order Re Implementation of Emergency Relief -2 3.18.20.pdf - Presiding Judge's Implementation Order
  • GC68115 order #3
  • GC68115 order #2
  • Court website as of 17 March 2020
  • Shelter-in-place order under HSC120295
  • South County Court will be closed.
  • Palo Alto Court will be closed
  • Case management departments will be closed
  • No Trial Setting Calendars
  • No After Arraignment Calendars
  • D42 in-custody cases will continue
  • D24 Felony Arraignments on Information will continue
  • Out of custody DV cases (in DV depts) will continue
  • In Custody, Time not waived PX’s or Trials cases from Palo Alto and South County will be heard at HOJ
  • The only cases that will be heard from the case management departments are Preliminary Hearings and in custody arraignments in D23
  • The court will only handle emergency review hearings for mental health cases.
  • March 17, 2020 1:30 in D29 with Judge Nishigaya. He will handle the special calendar set aside to reduce jail population by addressing the stipulated early release matters. Judge Nishigaya will take this calendar over from Judge Geffon. There are approximately 200 inmates that will likely be released with DAO cooperation.
  • All but one department will be open in Juvenile Court.
    • All review hearings will be postponed
    • The court will only hear detentions, jurisdictional hearings, dispositions
    • Appearances by minors and their families will be waived and telephonic appearances can occur instead.
  • Santa Clara GC68115 order #1
  • Court COVID-19 website
  • Many matters are being rescheduled. Check [1]
  • TROs extended by 21 days. [2]

Santa Cruz County

Shasta County

Sierra County

Siskiyou County

Solano County

  • GC68115 order
  • Court website as of March 19
    • Filings in Fairfield and Vallejo courthouses will be accepted via the drop-box. The clerk’s office will not be open for in-person processing.
    • All time waived felony and misdemeanor arraignments, hearings, and court appearances in both the Vallejo and Fairfield courthouses, that are set between March 20, 2020, and April 5, 2020, are continued 60 days from their current date unless you have been otherwise notified.
    • All no time waived felony and misdemeanor hearings and court appearances in both the Vallejo and Fairfield courthouses, that are set between March 20, 2020, and April 5, 2020, will be heard in the Fairfield courthouse on the date presently set.
  • Presiding Judge's order

Sonoma County

Stanislaus County

  • GC68115 order
  • Court closed March 23 to April 16
    • Criminal arraignments will be heard daily
    • No Time Waiver (NTW) preliminary hearings will be heard
    • The Court will reschedule:
      • All time waived jury trials
      • All time waived preliminary hearings
      • All pretrials, law and motion hearings, and miscellaneous hearings
  • Press Release

Sutter County

  • March 20 Press Release
    • Court closed March 20 to April 10
    • Open for search warrants (electronic submission accessible 24 hours)
    • Open for all in-custody cases
    • Open for all felony cases
      • Attorneys representing defendants may appear 977 with written waivers executed out of court, and for matters currently scheduled between March 23, 2O2O and April 10,2020 are encouraged to stipulate to continuances of four weeks or more for defendants waiving time.
    • Open for bail reviews
    • Open for writs of habeas corpus
    • Open for other criminal matters as determined by the Presiding Judge or designee.
    • All out of custody misdemeanor matters currently scheduled between March 23, 2020 and Apri! 10,2020 will be continued for exactly eight (8) weeks from the date they are currently calendared.
    • The Court authorizes the Sutter County Sheriff to extend jail turn-in dates for up to 120 days.
  • March 19 Press Relase
    • All misdemeanor and felony criminal cases will be heard as scheduled or continued by stipulation of the parties, until further order of the court. Defense attorneys are encouraged to obtain oral 977 waivers and file written 977 waivers where appropriate.
  • March 18 Press Release

Ventura County

Tehama County

  • March 18 Press Release
    • Closed March 19 to April 3
    • In-custody arraignments will be held Monday through Thursday at 1:15 p.m. and Fridays at 11a.m.
    • Felony preliminary hearings will be held Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m.
    • Felony Settlement Conferences/Trial Confirmations will be held on Fridays at 9:00 a.m.
  • GC68115 order
  • Press release

Trinity County

  • Court website
    • Court closed March 23 to April 17
  • March 20 GC68115 order
    • March 23 to April 17 are holidays for filing
    • March 23 to April 17 are holidays for arraignment
    • 15 court days for PX from March 23 to April 17
    • 30 days under PC1382 for jury trials from March 23 to April 17
  • Press Release

Tulare County

  • March 18 Memorandum about court schedules
  • GC68115 order
    • In effect from March 17 to April 16
  • 16 Mar 2020 Press Release
    • All time-waived misdemeanor jury trials currently set between Tuesday, March 17 and Friday, April 17, 2020, will be continued;
    • All time-waived felony jury trials currently set between Tuesday, March 17 and Friday, April 17, 2020, will be continued;
    • All civil trials currently set between Tuesday, March 17, and Friday April 17, 2020, will be continued;
  • Court website

Tuolumne County

Yolo County

Yuba County

Federal District Courts and California appellate courts

California Supreme Court

First District Court of Appeal

Second District Court of Appeal

  • March 20 GC68115 order
  • Court website as of March 18
    • An order was issued on March 16, 2020 suspending all in-person oral argument in Los Angeles.
    • Counsel will appear remotely via video conference, by telephone conference, or by other electronic means as available and arranged by the Clerk's Office.

Third District Court of Appeal

  • March 23 GC68115 order
  • Court website as of March 19
    • Effective immediately and until further notice, all oral arguments will be telephonic.
    • If you are scheduled for oral argument, please call the Clerk’s Office and provide a telephone number, preferably a landline, where you can be reached. The prescribed $20.00 fee for telephonic oral argument will be waived in this instance.

Fourth District Court of Appeal

  • March 20 GC68115 order
  • Court website as of March 20
    • Division One’s Clerk’s Office remains open, but staff will not be fielding in-person questions.
    • For all paper filings including emergency writs, if you are unable to file your papers electronically, you may use the drop-box located in the Clerk’s Office lobby.

Fifth District Court of Appeal

Sixth District Court of Appeal

  • March 18 GC68115 order
  • Order by Presiding Justice
  • Misc Order 20-001
    • Oral arguments are suspended
  • Court website
    • "the building where the Sixth District Court of Appeal is located has closed to the public. Therefore, the court is not able to open the Clerk’s Office for regular business."
    • "The court will continue to receive correspondence and filings electronically."
    • "Access to the court by phone will be limited."
    • " For all paper filings including emergency writs, if you are unable to file your papers electronically, you may go to the Santa Clara County Superior Court, located at 191 N. First Street and deposit your papers in the drop box located at the right side of the first-floor lobby. "

Southern District of California

Central District of California

Northern District of California

Eastern District of California

  • General Order 612
    • In the court’s criminal matters all initial appearances, arraignments and other essential proceedings will continue to be held before the duty Magistrate Judges, unless the parties agree to continue them; to the full extent possible matters that are maintained on calendar shall be conducted by telephone or video conference.
    • In criminal cases before the District Judges, the assigned District Judge may continue matters to a date after May 1, 2020, excluding time under the Speedy Trial Act with reference to the court’s prior General Order 611 issued on March 17, 2020, with additional findings to support the exclusion in the Judge’s discretion; if any criminal matters are maintained on calendar, to the full extent possible they shall be conducted by telephone or video conference.
    • Any Judge may order case-by-case exceptions to any of the above numbered provisions for non-jury court matters at the discretion of that Judge or upon the request of counsel, after consultation with counsel.
  • General Order 611
  • General Order 610

Government Code 68115

(a) When war, an act of terrorism, public unrest or calamity, epidemic, natural disaster, or other substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel or the public, or the danger thereof, the destruction of or danger to the building appointed for holding the court, a large influx of criminal cases resulting from a large number of arrests within a short period of time, or a condition that leads to a state of emergency being proclaimed by the President of the United States or by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625, threatens the orderly operation of a superior court location or locations within a county or renders presence in, or access to, an affected court facility or facilities unsafe, the presiding judge may request and the Chairperson of the Judicial Council may, notwithstanding any other law, by order authorize the court to do one or more of the following:

(1) Hold sessions anywhere within the county.

(2) Transfer civil cases pending trial in the court to a superior court in another county. A transfer shall not be made pursuant to this paragraph except as follows:

(A) With the consent of all parties to the case, a pending civil case may be transferred to a superior court in any county.

(B) Upon a finding by the court that extreme or undue hardship would result unless the case is transferred for trial, a pending civil case may be transferred to any superior court in an adjacent county or to any superior court within 100 miles of the border of the county in which the court impacted by the emergency is situated. In addition to the foregoing, if a court is located within an area identified to be within the boundary of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625, a pending civil case may be transferred to any superior court within 100 miles of the outer boundary of the area proclaimed to be experiencing a state of emergency.

(3) Any civil case so transferred pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be integrated into the existing caseload of the court to which it is transferred pursuant to rules to be provided by the Judicial Council. This section does not affect a court’s authority under Section 69740.

(4) Declare that a date or dates on which an emergency condition, as described in this section, substantially interfered with the public’s ability to file papers in a court facility or facilities be deemed a holiday for purposes of computing the time for filing papers with the court under Sections 12 and 12a of the Code of Civil Procedure. This paragraph applies to the fewest days necessary under the circumstances of the emergency, as determined by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council.

(5) Declare that a date on which an emergency condition, as described in this section, prevented the court from either (A) conducting proceedings governed by Section 825 of the Penal Code, or Section 315, 334, 631, 632, 637, or 657 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or (B) accepting the filing of petitions for purposes of Section 313 or 631 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, be deemed a holiday for purposes of computing time under those statutes. This paragraph applies to the fewest days necessary under the circumstances of the emergency, as determined by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council.

(6) Extend the time periods provided in Sections 583.310 and 583.320 of the Code of Civil Procedure to bring an action to trial. The extension shall be for the fewest days necessary under the circumstances of the emergency, as determined by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council.

(7) Extend the duration of any temporary restraining order that would otherwise expire because an emergency condition, as described in this section, prevented the court from conducting proceedings to determine whether a permanent order should be entered. The extension shall be for the fewest days necessary under the circumstances of the emergency, as determined by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council.

(8) Within the affected county during a state of emergency resulting from a natural or human-made disaster proclaimed by the President of the United States or by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code, extend the time period provided in Section 825 of the Penal Code within which a defendant charged with a felony offense shall be taken before a magistrate from 48 hours to not more than seven days, with the number of days to be designated by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council. This authorization shall be effective for 30 days unless it is extended by a new request and a new order.

(9) Extend the time period provided in Section 859b of the Penal Code for the holding of a preliminary examination from 10 court days to not more than 15 court days.

(10) Extend the time period provided in Section 1382 of the Penal Code within which the trial must be held by not more than 30 days, but the trial of a defendant in custody whose time is so extended shall be given precedence over all other cases.

(11) Within the affected area of a county during a state of emergency resulting from a natural or human-made disaster proclaimed by the President of the United States or by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code, extend the time periods provided in Sections 313, 315, 632, and 637 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, with the number of days to be designated by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council. The extension of time shall be for the shortest period of time necessary under the circumstances of the emergency, but the time period shall not be extended to more than seven days. This authorization shall be effective for 30 days unless it is extended by a new request and a new order. With regard to the time periods provided in Sections 632 and 637 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, this paragraph applies only if the minor has been charged with a felony.

(12) Within the affected county during a state of emergency resulting from a natural or human-made disaster proclaimed by the President of the United States or by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code, extend the time period provided in Sections 334 and 657 of the Welfare and Institutions Code within which a hearing on a juvenile court petition shall be held by not more than 15 days, with the number of days to be designated by the Chairperson of the Judicial Council. This authorization shall be effective for 30 days unless it is extended by a new request and a new order. With regard to the time periods provided in Section 657 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, this paragraph applies only if the minor has been charged with a felony.

(b) The limitations on extensions of time provided for in subdivision (a) set forth the maximum respective extensions allowable from the time when the Chairperson of the Judicial Council makes a determination that circumstances warranting relief under this section exist. The limitations on extensions of time do not preclude the Chairperson of the Judicial Council, at the request of a presiding judge, from granting further extensions, up to the maximum permitted under the relevant paragraph, upon making a renewed determination that circumstances warranting relief under this section continue to exist.

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