WELCOME from
Presiding Judge: Hon. Leland Davis, III
Assistant Presiding Judge: Hon. Elizabeth K. Lee
Court Executive Officer: Neal I. Taniguchi
Starting July 1, 2022, Parties must appear in-person for all criminal proceedings. On June 30, 2022, The statewide emergency orders permitting remote appearances in criminal matters will expire. Therefore, beginning July 1, the Court will no longer conduct criminal hearings via Zoom. The Court will continue to allow remote appearances in certain non-criminal proceedings. Please check the Court’s web page for a complete listing of calendars and their appearance requirements.
San Mateo Superior Court's Central Courthouse reopens for civil calendars on April 11, 2022. Civil Departments 4, 22 and 34 will be moving from the South San Francisco branch to the San Mateo branch. Judge Fineman, Judge Chou, and Commissioner Halperin will hear civil calendars at the San Mateo Central Courthouse starting April 11. The San Mateo Central Courthouse address is 800 North Humboldt Street, San Mateo, California.
Did you miss your court date? If you were stopped and cited for a criminal offense and missed your court date, there may be a warrant out for your arrest. To appear in court and have your case heard, check-in at the criminal clerk's office by 8:30 a.m. and you can appear before the judge on the same day. Click this link for more information: https://www.sanmateocourt.org/court_divisions/criminal/
Court News & Notices
- June 17, 2022
2022 Mid-Year Judicial Assignments Effective July 1, 2022 - April 22, 2022
2022-2023 Civil Grand Jury Application Period Extended to May 1, 2022 - March 29, 2022
Invitation to Comment on Additional Proposed Local Court Rule to Become Effective July 1, 2022. Comments Due to smsccomment@sanmateocourt.org by Friday, May 13, 2022 at 2:30 P.M. - March 23, 2022
Invitation to Comment on Proposed Local Court Rules to Become Effective July 1, 2022. Comments Due to smsccomment@sanmateocourt.org by Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 2:30 P.M.
Appropriate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
ADR Programs:Civil
Complex Civil Litigation
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Local Forms
Local Rules
Fee Schedule (pdf)
Law & Motion Tentative Rulings
Law & Motion Calendar
Ex-Parte Hearings
Criminal
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Active Warrants
Modification of Sentence
Military Diversion
Pathways Program
Veterans Treatment Court ("VTC")
Alternatives to Incarceration
Local Forms
Local Rules
Juvenile
The Juvenile Division handles these types of cases involving minors:
- Delinquency
- Dependency
- Adoptions
- Emancipation
Records Management
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Public Access to Judicial Administrative Records
Online Case Info
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Small Claims
Self-Help Resources
Mediation
Hearing Schedules
Common Types of Cases
Glossary of Terms and Forms
Fee Schedule (pdf)
Traffic
How to Take Care of Your Traffic Ticket
Traffic School
Photo Red Light Camera Violations
Parking Tickets
Hearing Schedules / Court Appearances
FAQs
Definition of Terms
Community Outreach
Reaching out to the citizens of San Mateo County
San Mateo County Superior Court’s recruitment to solicit new Neutrals for the Court’s ADR Panels opens June 1, 2022
The San Mateo County Superior Court’s ADR Department is accepting new ADR Neutral applications for the Civil, Probate, Judicial Arbitration, and Family Law ADR Panels commencing June 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022. Click this link for more information: https://www.sanmateocourt.org/court_divisions/adr/
Our Mission
The mission of the Court is to:
- apply the law fairly to protect individual freedom, and
- promote the welfare of the people.