Court News

Our weekly roundup of local court news. This post will be updated as new information comes across our desks.

Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

UNIFORM LOCAL RULES OF COURT – Notice of Public Comment Period on Proposed Changes to Local Rules. Effective July 1, 2025.

The proposed changes to the Local Rules for San Francisco County may be viewed at this address: https://sf.courts.ca.gov/general-information/san-francisco-local-rules-court

Public comments can be sent by email to LocalRules@sftc.org and be addressed to Brandon E. Riley, Court Executive Officer.

All comments must be received by Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

UNIFORM LOCAL RULES OF COURT – Notice of Public Comment Period on Proposed Expedited Changes to Local Rules, Effective May 19, 2025

The proposed expedited changes to the Local Rules for San Francisco County may be viewed at this address:  https://sf.courts.ca.gov/general-information/san-francisco-local-rules-court

Public comments can be sent by email to LocalRules@sftc.org and be addressed to Brandon E. Riley, Court Executive Officer.

All comments must be received by Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.

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Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma

Please see Sonoma County Superior Court’s Notice for invitation to comment on the proposed revisions for Local Rules, effective July 1^st, 2025. The proposed revisions have also been attached for your convenience. Please note the deadline for comments is May 12^th, 2025. A copy of both documents can be located on our website at https://sonoma.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules

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Superior Court of California, County of Solano

The proposed changes to the Solano Superior Court local rules have been posted to the court website and circulated for public comment.

The documents and comment form can be found here https://solano.courts.ca.gov/general-information/local-rules-court.

Comment period closes at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California 

The current term of office for United States Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California is due to expire on January 3, 2026. The United States District Court is required by law to establish a panel of citizens to consider the reappointment of a magistrate judge to a new 8-year term.

The duties of the magistrate judge position include the following:

1. conduct of most preliminary proceedings in criminal cases;
2. trial and disposition of misdemeanor cases;
3. conduct of various pretrial matters and evidentiary proceedings on delegation from the judges of the district court;
4. trial and disposition of civil cases upon consent of the litigants; and
5. conduct of settlement conferences.

Comments: Members of the bar and the public are invited as to whether the panel should recommend Judge Beeler for reappointment by the court. Comments should be submitted in writing no later than April 30, 2025, by:

Email: magistrate_comments@cand.uscourts.gov

Mail:  Mark B. Busby, Clerk of Court
U.S. District Court, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, 16^th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102

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