Orange Superior Court
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The Superior Court of California, County of Orange is the state trial court serving Orange County. Court Rules tracks its local rules, department assignments, remote-hearing procedures, and judge-specific materials.
Judges (33)
Andre De La Cruz
Andre Manssourian
Anthony Mohr
Bradley Erdosi
Carmen Luege
Corey Cramin
Craig Arthur
Craig Griffin
David A. Hoffer
David Hesseltine
Donald Gaffney
Gassia Apkarian
Jonathan Fish
Julianne S. Bancroft
Kimberly Knill
Layne H. Melzer
Lee L. Gabriel
Lindsey E. Martinez
Lori A. Kim
Melissa R. McCormick
Nathan Vu
Nico Dourbetas
Richard Lee
Sandy N. Leal
Scott A. Steiner
Shaina H. Colover
Shawn Nelson
Sheila Recio
Theodore Howard
Thomas J. Lo
Thomas McConville
William D. Claster
Yolanda Torres
Upcoming Court Closures
Veterans Day
Wednesday
Wed, Nov 11, 2026
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday
Thu, Nov 26, 2026
Day After Thanksgiving
Friday
Fri, Nov 27, 2026
Orange County Superior Court filing resources
- Court role
- Large Southern California trial court for Orange County civil, criminal, family, probate, traffic, small claims, and appellate division matters
- Rules to check
- Orange County local rules, California Rules of Court, e-filing policies, case access, and division-specific procedures
- Deadline risk
- Orange County publishes multi-year court holiday tables that drive local court-day calculations
Orange County local rules
Current local rules of the Superior Court, County of Orange
California Rules of Court
Current statewide rules, including appellate rules, trial court rules, and rule updates adopted by the Judicial Council or Supreme Court
Orange County court holidays
Official multi-year court holiday schedule
Orange County e-filing
Electronic filing resources by case type