The COVID-19 pandemic caused nearly all non-emergency functions of the San Diego Superior Court to come to a halt in March 2020, however, services have steadily resumed over the past several months. The latest resumed service is in-person bench trials for civil cases, where a judge makes the final decision in the case rather than a jury.

In observance of the Veterans Day statewide holiday, the San Diego Superior Court will close all courtrooms and business offices on Wednesday, November 11, 2020.

The public is urged to visit the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov to handle traffic tickets or obtain court information.

This week, the San Diego Superior Court began mailing notices to people with past-due infraction citations, offering an additional 30-day grace period to resolve the outstanding court matter. Those who should expect to receive notices would have had appearance or fine due dates from March through mid-September 2020.

In observance of the Columbus Day statewide court holiday, the San Diego Superior Court will close all courtrooms and business offices on Monday, October 12, 2020.

The public is urged to visit the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov to handle traffic tickets or obtain court information.

Beginning October 1, the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego will now provide additional e-filing service providers for members of the public and attorneys who wish to file Civil and Probate cases with the Court electronically. E-filing saves time by allowing parties to electronically file documents from personal computers, rather than bringing paperwork to the courthouse for processing.

This week, the San Diego Superior Court began mailing out summonses for jury duty for the first new jury trial since the COVID-19 pandemic caused jury trials to be put on hold in March.

The San Diego Superior Court is committed to the safety of all jurors and is closely following guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control, and state and local health authorities.

In observance of the Labor Day statewide holiday, the San Diego Superior Court will close all courtrooms and business offices on Monday, September 7, 2020.

The public is urged to visit the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov to handle traffic tickets or obtain court information.

The San Diego Superior Court announced the formation of a committee to assist in maintaining a courtroom environment that is free of bias or the appearance of bias. The California Standards of Judicial Administration, Standard 10.20, calls on courts to prohibit bias through the integrity and impartiality of individual judges and throughout the larger court system, including counsel, court personnel, witnesses, parties, jurors, or any other participants.

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are suspended through September 17, 2020.

Currently, no jurors have been summoned for dates past May 23, 2020. Individuals who deferred jury service to a date between May 26 – September 11, 2020, will not need to report, and jury service will be considered complete.

People who originally had jury service scheduled during the Court’s closure date range (March 16 – May 22, 2020), but deferred their jury service for a date after September 11, 2020, should please monitor the Court’s website for additional information.

The San Diego Superior Court will shut down its website (sdcourt.ca.gov) for routine maintenance on Saturday, August 8 from 6:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The website closure will affect all San Diego Superior Court webpages.

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are suspended through August 17, 2020.

Currently, no jurors have been summoned for dates past May 23, 2020. Individuals who deferred jury service to a date between May 26 – August 14, 2020, will not need to report, and jury service will be considered complete.

People who originally had jury service scheduled during the Court’s closure date range (March 16 – May 22, 2020), but deferred their jury service for a date after August 14, 2020, should please monitor the Court’s website for additional information.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person services at the San Diego Superior Court remain limited, but virtual hearings, workshops and other online services have increased.

Virtual Hearings

Since the first San Diego Superior Court virtual hearing occurred on April 6 for a Criminal case and with the launch of remote hearings for Traffic cases on Friday, July 17, more than 100 courtrooms are in use across all case types

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are suspended through August 17, 2020.

Currently, no jurors have been summoned for dates past May 23, 2020. Individuals who deferred jury service to a date between May 26 – July 31, 2020, will not need to report, and jury service will be considered complete.

People who originally had jury service scheduled during the Court’s closure date range (March 16 – May 22, 2020), but deferred their jury service for a date after July 31, 2020, should please monitor the Court’s website for additional information.

In observance of the Independencec Day statewide holiday, the San Diego Superior Court will close all courtrooms and business offices on Friday, July 3, 2020.

The public is urged to visit the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov to handle traffic tickets or obtain court information

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are suspended through July 17, 2020.

Currently, no jurors have been summoned for dates past May 23, 2020. Individuals who deferred jury service to a date between May 26 – July 10, 2020, will not need to report, and jury service will be considered complete.

People who originally had jury service scheduled during the Court’s closure date range (March 16 – May 22, 2020), but deferred their jury service for a date after July 10, 2020, should please monitor the Court’s website for additional information.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the San Diego Superior Court’s closure from March 17-May 22, all hearings on civil motions set in an Independent Calendar Department have been vacated through the end of the year and may need to be re-scheduled by the moving parties.

All San Diego Superior Court locations will be closed on Monday, June 1, 2020.

With San Diego County Sheriff’s Department personnel expected to be working throughout this evening and potentially needed elsewhere tomorrow, the Court’s usual security and screening services will be unavailable.

Please monitor the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov and follow @SDSuperiorCourt on Twitter for updates.

Due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic, jury trials are suspended through June 15, 2020.

Currently, no jurors have been summoned for dates past May 23, 2020. Individuals who deferred jury service to a date between May 26 – June 12, 2020, will not need to report, and jury service will be considered complete.

Anyone who deferred their jury service for a date after June 12, 2020, please monitor the Court’s website for additional information.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego Superior Court has been closed for most non-emergency services from March 17 through May 22. On Tuesday, May 26, the Court will resume many services, though most will be provided remotely. With the community spread of COVID-19 still a concern, in-person services at the courthouses will continue to be limited to urgent needs.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego Superior Court has been closed for most non-emergency services from March 17 through May 22. More than 87,000 hearings from that timeframe and on the calendar for the coming months will need to be re-scheduled.

In the interest of the health and safety of all Court visitors and employees, re-scheduled hearings will be handled remotely wherever possible. The process will vary for each case type and details for the manner of appearance will be included in the re-scheduling notices that will be sent to involved parties.