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Los Angeles Superior Court

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The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles is the state trial court serving Los Angeles County. Court Rules tracks its local rules, courthouse assignments, courtroom procedures, and judge-specific materials.

Judges (115)

Michelle Lim
A. Ashley Tabaddor
Alan B. Honeycutt

Department E

Alexander C. D. Giza

Department 78

Alison Mackenzie

Department 515

Allison L. Westfahl Kong

Department H

Andrew E. Cooper

Department F51

Andrew Esbenshade

Department 316

Ann H. Park

Department P

Ashfaq G. Chowdhury

Department E

Barbara A. Meiers

Department 636

Benjamin P. Hernandez-Stern

Department 1

Bernie C. LaForteza

Department F46

Bradley S. Phillips

Department O

Brian F. Gasdia

Department R

Brock T. Hammond

Department 407

Bruce G. Iwasaki

Department 14

Bryant Y. Yang

Department A

Cherisse Heidi A. Cleofe

Department 633

Cherol J. Nellon

Department 300

Christian R. Gullon

Department O

Christopher K. Lui

Department 734

Cindy Panuco

Department 224

Colin Leis

Department 735

Curtis A. Kin

Department 836

Daniel L. Alexander

Department A15

Daniel M. Crowley

Department 729

Daniel S. Murphy

Department 406

David A. Perkiss

Department S

David B. Gelfound

Department F49

David K. Reinert

Department P

David W. Swift

Department P

Dean J. Kitchens

Department 400

Doreen B. Boxer

Department 311

Edward B. Moreton Jr.

Department 205

Elaine W. Mandel

Department B

Elizabeth L. Bradley

Department A

Eric Harmon

Department 107

Frank M. Tavelman

Department A

Frederick C. Shaller

Department 5

Gary D. Roberts

Department 733

Gary Tokumori

Department S28

Gregory W. Alarcon

Department 531

Huey P. Cotton

Department A

Ian C. Fusselman

Department T

James I. Montgomery Jr.

Department 516

Janet E. Hong
Jared D. Moses

Department P

Jeffery D. McFarland

Department 617

Jerrold Abeles

Department 510

Jerry B. Marshak

Department R

Jon R. Takasugi

Department 309

Jonathan H. Eisenman

Department 25

Joseph Lipner

Department 833

Julian C. Recana

Department L

Justin A. Ford

Department A09

Karen Moskowitz

Department I

Karine Mkrtchyan

Department 512

Kevin C. Brazile

Department 310

Kristin S. Escalante

Department 2

Lauren A. R. Lofton

Department X

Lawrence P. Riff

Department 534

Lee S. Arian

Department U

Lee W. Tsao

Department C

Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld

Department N

Lynette Gridiron Winston

Department 6

Maria Jhai

Department 26

Marisa Hernandez-Stern

Department 507

Mark A. Young

Department M

Mark C. Kim

Department 731

Mark H. Epstein

Department I

Maureen Duffy-Lewis

Department 412

Melvin D. Sandvig

Department F47

Michael B. Wilson

Department E

Michael E. Whitaker

Department 207

Michael J. O'Gara

Department F43

Michael P. Vicencia

Department S26

Michael Shultz

Department 414

Michael Small

Department 517

Michele E. Flurer

Department S29

Mike H. Madokoro

Department 632

Nicole M. Heeseman

Department S25

Peter A. Hernandez

Department 408

Phu Nguyen

Department 635

Ralph C. Hofer

Department D

Randolph M. Hammock

Department 509

Richard L. Fruin

Department 307

Richard S. Kemalyan

Department 732

Robert B. Broadbelt

Department 513

Ronald F. Frank

Department S13

Rupert A. Byrdsong

Department 318

Ryan D. White
Sabina A. Helton

Department S27

Salvatore Sirna

Department G

Samantha P. Jessner

Department 7

Sarah J. Heidel

Department V

Sarvenaz Bahar

Department F44

Sherry Powell

Department D

Shirley K. Watkins

Department T

Steve Cochran

Department 306

Susan Bryant-Deason

Department J

Tamara Hall

Department 5

Teresa A. Beaudet

Department 508

Theresa M. Traber

Department 1

Thomas D. Long

Department 506

Tiana J. Murillo

Department 834

Tony L. Richardson
Upinder S. Kalra

Department 511

Victor Avila

Department B

Virginia Keeny

Department 529

Wendy Chang

Department 410

William A. Crowfoot

Department 3

William E. Weinberger

Department 413

William Fahey

Department 621

William H. Forman

Department A14

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Los Angeles Superior Court filing resources

Court role
High-volume California trial court for Los Angeles County civil, criminal, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, and small claims matters
Rules to check
Local Rules Chapter Three for civil practice, California Rules of Court, and the division page for the case type
Deadline risk
Court-day calculations can change around California judicial holidays, especially Thanksgiving week