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LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY PAUSES COLLECTIONS ON DELINQUENT COURT DEBT DUE TO IMPACT OF REGIONAL WILDFIRESJanuary 24, 2025
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSEJanuary 24, 2025
LASC: TRAFFIC ARRAIGNMENTS AND TRAFFIC TRIALS MOVING FROM WEST COVINA COURTHOUSE TO EL MONTE COURTHOUSEJanuary 24, 2025
MARICOPA COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE: COURT FEES WILL INCREASE STATEWIDE STARTING DEC. 28January 17, 2025
LASC: ACCESSING THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY DURING LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRESJanuary 17, 2025
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: UPCOMING SYSTEM MAINTENANCEJanuary 17, 2025
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE WHITTIER COURTHOUSEJanuary 10, 2025
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY OPERATIONS UPDATE: HOLLYWOOD, PASADENA AND SYLMAR JUVENILE COURTHOUSES TO REOPEN JAN. 10, 2025January 10, 2025
LASC: PASADENA COURTHOUSE TO CLOSE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THURSDAY, JAN. 9, DUE TO EATON FIREJanuary 9, 2025
LASC: SYLMAR JUVENILE COURTHOUSE TO REMAIN CLOSED ON THURSDAY, JAN. 9, DUE TO HURST FIREJanuary 9, 2025
LASC: HOLLYWOOD COURTHOUSE TO CLOSE ON THURSDAY, JAN. 9, DUE TO SUNSET FIREJanuary 9, 2025
LASC: ATTORNEYS: APPLY TODAY TO JOIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S MEDIATION VOLUNTEER PANELJanuary 3, 2025
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE TORRANCE COURTHOUSEJanuary 3, 2025
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE COMPTON COURTHOUSEJanuary 3, 2025
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSEJanuary 3, 2025
CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE: NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR JUDGMENT CREDITOR PURSUING A LEVYDecember 27, 2024
EFILECA: EFILING FEE CHANGES 1/1/25December 20, 2024
MARICOPA COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE: COURT FEES WILL INCREASE STATEWIDE STARTING DEC. 28December 20, 2024
FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: NEWS RELEASEDecember 20, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO EXPAND ELECTRONIC SERVICE TO FAMILY LAW, PROBATE AND MENTAL HEALTH APPEALS BEGINNING JAN. 2, 2025December 20, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE TORRANCE COURTHOUSEDecember 20, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSEDecember 20, 2024
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: UPCOMING SYSTEM MAINTENANCEDecember 13, 2024
ORANGE COUNTY RECORDER: RECORDING FEE INCREASEDecember 13, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY PUBLISHES 2023-2024 BIENNIAL REPORTDecember 13, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY PRESIDING JUDGE SAMANTHA P. JESSNER CONGRATULATES JUDGE ANNE HWANG ON HER CONFIRMATION TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIADecember 6, 2024
KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: FILING ANNOUNCEMENTDecember 6, 2024
ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: UPCOMING MAINTENANCEDecember 6, 2024
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: TEMECULA COURTHOUSE CLOSURE AS OF DECEMBER 23. 2024December 6, 2024
VENTURA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC FILINGNovember 27, 2024
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: UPCOMING SYSTEM MAINTENANCE 11/27November 25, 2024
LASC: UPCOMING SYSTEM MAINTENANCENovember 22, 2024
RIVERSIDE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: COURT ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO REDUCE SERVICES ONE DAY PER MONTH BEGINNING JANUARY 2025November 22, 2024
KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: NOTICE OF CHANGE IN PROBATE REFEREENovember 22, 2024
VENTURA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT – FAMILY LAWNovember 22, 2024
VENTURA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT – FAMILY LAWNovember 22, 2024
VENTURA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: UPCOMING NON-HOLIDAY COURT CLOSURENovember 22, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO BEGIN PHASED ROLLOUT OF ELECTRONIC SERVICE FOR CASE DOCUMENTSNovember 22, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW COURTROOM ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSENovember 22, 2024
LASC: MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING FOR REPRESENTED PARTIES IN APPELLATE DIVISION CASES EFFECTIVE DEC. 16November 15, 2024
KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: FILING ANNOUNCEMENT 11/13November 15, 2024
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: COURT TO REDUCE CLERK’S OFFICE HOURSNovember 15, 2024
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: PREPARES FOR LAUNCH OF CARE ACT COURTNovember 15, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE PATHWAY PILOT FOR EXPEDITING PERSONAL INJURY (MOTOR VEHICLE) CASES IN SELECT DISTRICTS, REDUCING COSTS AND DELAYS FOR COURT USERSNovember 8, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT BEGINS IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERNIZED COURTROOM TECHNOLOGYNovember 8, 2024
LASC: PROBATE DIVISION JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSENovember 8, 2024
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: CYBERSECURITY INCIDENT 2024November 5, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSENovember 1, 2024
LASC: DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES CIVIC CENTER COURTHOUSES AND COURT FACILITIES CLOSED FRIDAY, NOV. 1, AS A RESULT OF STREET CLOSURES CAUSED BY LOS ANGELES DODGERS’ WORLD SERIES VICTORY PARADE AND IN ANTICIPATION OF SIGNIFICANT CROWDSOctober 31, 2024
LASC: INTERRUPTION OF ONLINE SERVICES SATURDAY, OCT. 26, AS THE COURT PERFORMS MAINTENANCEOctober 25, 2024
VENTURA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: NOVEMBER 27, DECEMBER 23, 24, 26, AND 27, 2024 – LIMITED OPERATIONSOctober 18, 2024
LASC: IMPROVED REMOTE HEARINGS PLATFORM COMING SOON TO FAMILY LAW, CIVIL AND TRAFFIC DIVISIONSOctober 18, 2024
ORANGE COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: UPCOMING SYSTEM MAINTENANCEOctober 11, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY BENCH ELECTS JUDGE SERGIO C. TAPIA II AS PRESIDING JUDGE AND JUDGE RICARDO OCAMPO AS ASSISTANT PRESIDING JUDGE FOR 2025-26 TERMOctober 4, 2024
LASC: INTERRUPTION OF ONLINE SERVICES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, AS THE COURT PERFORMS MAINTENANCEOctober 4, 2024
LASC: APPELLATE DIVISION 2025 ORAL ARGUMENT HEARING DATESOctober 4, 2024
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: AUGUST 20, 2024, RULES AGENDA AMENDMENTSOctober 4, 2024
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: CASE CENTER APPLICATION UPDATEOctober 4, 2024
MARICOPA COUNTY CLERK: CLERK PRESENTS AWARDS, RECOGNIZES IMPACTS IN FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTAL HEALTH E-FILING, AND DIGITAL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONSOctober 4, 2024
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: ADA AND REQUIRED LANGUAGE FOR SUMMONSES, SUBPOENAS, AND ORDERS TO APPEAROctober 4, 2024
MARICOPA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION SUMMARY AND STATISTICSOctober 4, 2024
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: EFILING FEE DEFICIENCYOctober 4, 2024
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: COURT PUBLIC ELECTRONIC ACCESS SYSTEM PLANNED MAINTENANCESeptember 27, 2024
LASC: INTERRUPTION OF ONLINE SERVICES SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 TO SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, AS THE COURT PERFORMS MAINTENANCESeptember 27, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY TO PILOT DIGITAL EVIDENCE SYSTEM IN SELECT SMALL CLAIMS COURTROOMS BEGINNING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23September 27, 2024
COLUSA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: TO OFFER ELECTRONIC FILING SERVICESSeptember 20, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY PRESIDING JUDGE SAMANTHA P. JESSNER CONGRATULATES SUPERVISING JUDGE OF THE CIVIL DIVISION, MICHELLE WILLIAMS COURT, ON HER CONFIRMATION TO U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIASeptember 20, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY LAUNCHES NEW EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SUBSCRIPTION PLATFORMSeptember 20, 2024
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: CLERK’S OFFICE PUBLIC HOURS REDUCTIONSeptember 13, 2024
LASC: ATTORNEYS: APPLY TODAY TO JOIN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY’S MEDIATION VOLUNTEER PANELSeptember 13, 2024
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: COURT SEEKS TO CLOSE CLERK’S OFFICES EARLY ON FRIDAYSSeptember 13, 2024
VENTURA COUNTY RECORDER: UPDATED PCOR FORMSeptember 13, 2024
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: COURT MANDATES FURLOUGHS TO CLOSE BUDGET GAPSeptember 6, 2024
KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: FILING ANNOUNCEMENTSeptember 6, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY ISSUES GENERAL ORDER ALLOWING ELECTRONIC RECORDING IN SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES TO PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF LITIGANTSSeptember 6, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE WHITTIER COURTHOUSEAugust 30, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSEAugust 30, 2024
LASC: UPDATED REMOTE HEARINGS PLATFORM TO EXPAND TO ADDITIONAL PROBATE COURTROOMS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 6August 30, 2024
LASC: PROBATE DIVISION TO DISCONTINUE POSTING PHYSICAL COPIES OF CALENDARS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE STANLEY MOSK COURTHOUSEAugust 23, 2024
LASC: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THE NEXT JUDICIAL MENTOR PROGRAM VIRTUAL EVENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER 26August 23, 2024
LASC: SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNVEILS DATA DASHBOARD HIGHLIGHTING WORSENING COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE AND ITS IMPACT ON LITIGANTSAugust 16, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT CHANGE AT THE PASADENA COURTHOUSEAugust 16, 2024
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: COURT CLOSURE NOVEMBER 15August 16, 2024
SAN MATEO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TO LAUNCH ESERVICE ON OCTOBER 7August 16, 2024
LASC: COURT TO OFFER BENCH CONDUCT AND DEMEANOR TRAINING FOR ATTORNEYS INTERESTED IN BECOMING TEMPORARY JUDGESAugust 9, 2024
LASC: FAMILY LAW DEPARTMENT CHANGE AT THE POMONA SOUTH COURTHOUSEAugust 2, 2024
MARIN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: MANDATORY EFILING REQUIREMENTAugust 2, 2024
LASC: MANDATORY EFILING RESUMES FOR REPRESENTED PARTIES IN CARE COURT, CIVIL, FAMILY LAW, JUVENILE DEPENDENCY AND PROBATE CASESAugust 1, 2024
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SISKIYOU COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: EXTENDED COURTHOUSE CLOSURE 8/1 -8/5
August 1, 2021
Attention Siskiyou County Filers: THE COURTHOUSE WILL BE CLOSED THROUGH FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 2022 By Order of the Presiding Judge Karen L. Dixon, This is due to the continued danger of the McKinney Fire and no containment at this time. The Court will reopen on Monday, August 8, 2022, barring any new evacuation developments with the McKinney Fire. If you had or have a court hearing on Aug 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, 2022, please be advised that those hearings will be continued to a future date, and you will be notified of that date. You can visit the Court’s website here. First Legal, your premier litigation support provider.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT: EFILING SERVICE DISRUPTION
August 11, 2021

Attention Contra Costa County Filers:

Please be advised that Contra Costa Superior Court, Probate Division is currently experiencing an eFiling service disruption processing transactions.

The Contra Costa Probate team has asked that all new probate filings be submitted over the counter or in person due to their eFiling disruption until further notice.

If anyone has an existing transaction that needs immediate attention, please print the confirmation page, including the court’s transaction number, and submit in paper, over the counter. The court will file the documents as of the original submission date.

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