Riverside Superior Court
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The Superior Court of California, County of Riverside is the state trial court serving Riverside County. Court Rules tracks its local rules, department assignments, tentative-ruling procedures, and judge-specific materials.
Judges (86)
Amy Nett
Anthony Villalobos
Arthur Hester
Belinda Handy
Carol Greene
Charles Koosed
Cheryl Murphy
Christopher Harmon
Daniel Ottolia
David Gregory
Dean Benjamini
Dorothy McLaughlin
Elizabeth Tucker
Emily Benjamini
Emma Smith
Eric Keen
Francisco Navarro
Gail O’Rane
Gareit Newstrom
Gary Polk
Heather Branson
James Hodgkins
Jason Armand
Jason Stone
Jay Kiel
Jeffrey Zimel
Jennifer Amato
Jennifer Gerard
Jeremiah Raxter
Jerry Yang
John Molloy
John Monterosso
John Vineyard
Johnnetta Anderson
Jonathan Mendoza
Jorge Hernandez
Joshlyn Pulliam
Joshua Knight
Judith Clark
Kelly Hansen
Kelly Moran
Ken Fernandez
Kristi Hester
Kristi Kirk
Laura Garcia
Magdalena Cohen
Malvina Ovanezova
Manuel Bustamante
Marie Wood
Mark Mandio
Mark Petersen
Mark Singerton
Matthew Forsse
Matthew Perantoni
Matthew Phelan
Melisa Hale
Michael Martin
Michael Rushton
Michele Mathis
Mickie Reed
Mona Nemat
Natalie Keller
Natalie Lough
Nicholas Firetag
O.G. Magno
Otis Sterling
Randall Stamen
Raquel Marquez
Russell Velasquez
Samah Shouka
Samra Furbush
Scott Williams
Sean Crandell
Sean Lafferty
Sharunne Foster
Sophia Choi
Stefanie Field
Stephen Gallon
Steven Counelis
Sylwia Luttrell
Tamara Wagner
Thanh Ngo
Timothy Freer
Timothy Hollenhorst
Valerie Navarro
Walter Kubelun
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
Riverside Superior Court filing resources
- Court role
- Large Inland Empire trial court serving Riverside County across civil, criminal, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, and appellate division matters
- Rules to check
- Riverside local rules, California Rules of Court, administrative orders, e-filing, and where-to-file instructions by case type
- Deadline risk
- Riverside publishes court holidays and closure days with next-year comparisons, including California-specific holidays
Riverside local rules
Local rules, indexes, effective dates, and administrative orders
California Rules of Court
Current statewide rules, including appellate rules, trial court rules, and rule updates adopted by the Judicial Council or Supreme Court
Riverside court holidays
Official court holidays and closure days
Riverside e-filing
Electronic filing information and local filing requirements