Santa Clara County Superior Court
The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is the trial court in and for the County of Santa Clara.
| Santa Clara County Superior Court | |
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 Seal of the Court | |
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| Jurisdiction | California Santa Clara County |
| Composition method | Non-partisan election |
| Authorized by | Constitution of California |
| Appeals to | California Court of Appeal 6th Appellate District |
| Website | www.scscourt.org |
| Presiding Judge | |
| Currently | The Honorable Deborah A. Ryan |
The Santa Clara Superior Court serves the public by providing equal justice for all in a fair, accessible, effective, efficient, and courteous manner; resolving disputes under the law; applying the law consistently, impartially, and independently; instilling public trust and confidence in the court.
The doctrine of corporate personhood in US law is commonly traced to the 1886 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad, which started in this court.
Courthouses
- Downtown Superior Court, Downtown San Jose
- Family Justice Center, Downtown San Jose
- Hall of Justice, San Jose
- Juvenile Justice Courthouse, San Jose
- Old Courthouse, Downtown San Jose
- Palo Alto Courthouse, Palo Alto
- Santa Clara Courthouse, Santa Clara
- South County Courthouse, Morgan Hill
- Closed
- Park Center Family Court, Downtown San Jose (closed August 15, 2016)
- Notre Dame Courthouse, Notre Dame Avenue, Downtown San Jose (closed August 22, 2016)
- Ruff Drive Courthouse, Ruff Drive, San Jose (closed 2008)[1]
- Sunnyvale Courthouse, Sunnyvale (closed August 15, 2016)
- Terraine Courthouse, Terraine Street, Downtown San Jose (closed August 22, 2016)
Areas Served
The Court serves the Incorporated Cities, Towns & Census Designated Places of Santa Clara County. (Incorporated Cities and or Towns are marked with an asterisk (*).)
Judges
Present
The following judicial officers serve on the Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County, as of June 2019:
- Charles F. Adams
- Javier Alcala
- Julia L. Alloggiamento
- Mary E. Arand
- Jacqueline M. Arroyo
- Kenneth Paul Barnum
- Thang Nguyen Barrett
- Paul R. Bernal
- Arthur Bocanegra
- Franklin E. Bondonno
- Griffin M. J. Bonini
- Shelyna V. Brown
- David A. Cena
- Sharon A. Chatman
- Vincent J. Chiarello
- Frederick S. Chung
- Linda R. Clark
- L. Michael Clark
- Paul O. Colin
- Le Jacqueline Duong
- Julie A. Emede
- Andrea E. Flint
- Maureen A. Folan
- Jose S. Franco
- Eric S. Geffon
- Matthew S. Harris
- Robert Hawk
- Roberta S. Hayashi
- Cindy Seely Hendrickson
- Joseph H. Huber
- Audra Ibarra
- Nahal Iravani-Sani
- Nicole Isger
- Peter H. Kirwan
- Nona L. Klippen
- Thomas E. Kuhnle
- Sunil R. Kulkarni
- Edward Frederick Lee
- Cynthia C. Lie
- Patricia M. Lucas
- Katherine Lucero
- Stephen V. Manley
- Socrates Peter Manoukian
- JoAnne McCracken
- Beth A. R. McGowen
- Michele McKay McCoy
- William J. Monahan
- Daniel T. Nishigaya
- Carol W. Overton
- Lori E. Pegg
- Evette D. Pennypacker
- Elizabeth C. Peterson
- Mark H. Pierce
- Hector E. Ramon
- Amber Rosen
- Christopher G. Rudy
- Deborah A. Ryan
- Panteha E. Saban
- Shawna M. Schwarz
- Stuart J. Scott
- Cynthia A. Sevely
- James L. Stoelker
- Julianne Sylva
- Drew C. Takaichi
- Ronald I. Toff
- Patrick E. Tondreau
- James E. Towery
- Jesus Valencia, Jr.
- Brian Walsh
- Joshua Weinstein
- Helen E. Williams
- Charles E. Wilson, II
- Erica R. Yew
- Theodore C. Zayner
- Vanessa A. Zecher
- Carrie A. Zepeda
Commissioners
- Brooke A. Blecher
- Christine Copeland
- Jillian M. Laxton
- Gregory H. Saldivar
- Benjamin Williams
Notable past judges
- LaDoris Cordell
- Edward J. Davila
- Jeremy Fogel
- Eugene Michael Hyman
- Lucy H. Koh
- Jack Komar
- Mary Jo Levinger
- Aaron Persky, Recalled by voters in 2018 after his sentencing of Brock Turner in People v. Turner
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