Santa Clara Superior Court
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The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is the state trial court serving Santa Clara County. Court Rules tracks its local rules, department assignments, civil trial procedures, and judge-specific orders.
Judges (71)
Amber Rosen
Audra Ibarra
Benjamin Williams
Beth McGowen
Brian J. Buckelew
Brooke A. Blecher
Carl Chamberlin
Christine Copeland
Christine Garcia-Sen
Christopher G. Rudy
Cynthia A. Sevely
Cynthia F. Chen
Daniel T. Nishigaya
David A. Cena
Elizabeth C. Peterson
Elizabeth Manassau
Eric S. Geffon
Erik S. Johnson
Eunice Lee
Evette D. Pennypacker
Franklin Bondonno
Frederick S. Chung
Hanley Chew
Helen E. Williams
Javier Alcala
Jeffrey El-Hajj
Jeremy Kroger
Jessica M. Delgado
Jesus Valencia
Jillian M. Laxton
Johanna Thai Van Dat
Johnene Stebbins
Johnny Cepeda Gogo
Jon A. Heaberlin
Jose S. Franco
Julia Alloggiamento
Julie A. Emede
Karen Wynholds
Kelley Paul
Kemi Mustapha
Kimberly Parker
Le Jacqueline Duong
Leah Abraham
Lori E. Pegg
Luis M. Ramos
Maren Clouse
Mark D. Flanagan
Mary Procaccio-Flowers
Matthew S. Harris
Matthew W. Pritchard
Meghan Piano
Micael P. Estremera
Nahal Iravani-Sani
Nicole Isger
Panteha E. Saban
Paul Bernal
Rafael A. Sivilla-Jones
Ralph Robles
Ram Fletcher
Rebeca Esquivel-Pedroza
Robert Hawk
Sarah Cook
Shawna Schwarz
Shella Deen
Stephen Lowney
Stephen V. Manley
Stuart J. Scott
Theodore C. Zayner
Vincent I. Parrett
Vinita Bali
William Monahan
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
Santa Clara Superior Court filing resources
- Court role
- Silicon Valley trial court for Santa Clara County civil, criminal, family, probate, juvenile, traffic, small claims, and appellate division matters
- Rules to check
- Santa Clara local rules, California Rules of Court, e-filing, civil calendar tools, tentative rulings, and division pages
- Deadline risk
- Santa Clara publishes a county holiday page that should be used for local court-day and business-day checks
Santa Clara local rules
Local Rules of Court effective January 1, 2026
California Rules of Court
Current statewide rules, including appellate rules, trial court rules, and rule updates adopted by the Judicial Council or Supreme Court
Santa Clara court holidays
Official court holiday schedule for Santa Clara County
Santa Clara e-filing
Electronic filing resources and FAQs