California Law

Local Summaries

Here is a list of Santa Cruz Superior Court information. I created this page because the official information is limited, and difficult to access (navigation, PDFs, etc.). Also included are locations, judges, departments, case prefixes, and the phone tree, when you call in.

. Onsite (Unofficial - my summaries)		. Official Santa Cruz Site Menu (same links as on Official site)
Courtroom Map		Main Court Website	Jury Duty
List of Judges		Open Access - Civil	Juvenile
List of Case Prefixes		Civil Case Index	Probate
List of Case Types		Criminal	Small Claims
Superior Court Phone Tree		Family Law	Traffic School
Law Enforcement Links		There is no web access to criminal and traffic case information.
Local Santa Cruz Attorneys

Main Location
Santa Cruz County Superior Court
701 Ocean Street (at Water St.)
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
The Santa Cruz Court does NOT provide online criminal case information or a calendar.

Santa Cruz
Bench Officer

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Google Search

Judge Rebecca Connolly
Judge Ariadne J. Symons
Elected in June 2008

Misdemeanor
Serial Inebriate Pro.

Google search for Judge Rebecca Connolly

Judge John Gallagher
Judge Paul P. Burdick
Appointed February 2006

Misdemeanor/
Small Claims

Google search for Judge John Gallagher

Judge Paul M. Marigonda
Appointed December 2006

Felony

Google search for Judge Paul M. Marigonda

Judge Timothy R. Volkmann
Appointed May 2008

Civil/ Probate

Google search for Judge Timothy R. Volkmann

Judge Jeffrey Almquist
Appointed October 2003

Civil/ LPS/
Master Calendar

Google search for Judge Jeffrey Almquist

Judge Paul P. Burdick
Judge Denine J. Guy
Appointed August 2006

Felony

Google search for Judge Paul P. Burdick

Judge Ariadne J. Symons
Judge Robert B. Atack
Retiring in 2010

Felony

Google search for Judge Ariadne J. Symons

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Comm. Kim Baskett

Traffic

Google search for Commissioner Kim Baskett

Watsonville
Bench Officer

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Google Search

Judge Denine J. Guy

Dependency

Google search for Judge Denine J. Guy

Judge John S. Salazar

Delinquency
Small Claims

Google search for Judge John Steven Salazar

Judge Heather D. Morse

Family Law

Google search for Judge Heather D. Morse

Comm. Jana Kast-Davids

Child Support

Google search for Commissioner Jana Kast-Davids

Comm. Stephen S. Siegel

Family Law

Google search for Commissioner Stephen S. Siegel

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220-850

140

400

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Description - Case Prefix

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Description - Case Prefix

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9

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A

Small Claims - SCWWS

F

-

1J

-

9J

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ACS

Child Support - FLSFL

G

-

1SC

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10

-

ADFC

-

HB

??? - FLSFL

2

-

10CS

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AJ

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J

-

2J

-

10N

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AP

-

LPS

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2SC

-

10NC

-

APP

Appeal - APSAP

MC

??? - CISCV

3

-

10SC

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B

Collection - CIWWC - SCSSS

MC2

-

3J

-

11

-

BJ

-

PRB

Probate - PRSPR

4

-

11J

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C

-

RC

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4J

-

12

-

C10

-

SCC

-

5

-

12J

-

C14

-

STCO

-

5J

-

14

-

CC

Civil Complaint - CISCV

T-A

-

6

-

14CS

-

CJ

-

TBA

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6J

-

14J

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CO

-

WDP

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7

-

16

-

CVE

-

WRC

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7J

-

16J

-

CVO

-

WTCO

-

8

-

101C

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D

Dissolution - FLSFL

WVC

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8J

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101CS

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DEP

-

WVCO

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8SC

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-

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E

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X

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70-800

40

70

40

190

40

150

Description

Description

ADS

Adoptions

S. Cruz

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-

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APS

Appeals

S. Cruz

LPS

LPS

S. Cruz

CIS

Civil- SC

S. Cruz

MES

Men Health

S. Cruz

CIW

Civil - W

Watson.

PAS

Paternity

S. Cruz

FCS

Freedom Parental

S. Cruz

PRS

Probate

S. Cruz

FLS

Family Law - SC

S. Cruz

SCE

Small Claims - E

E-Delivery

FLW

Family Law - W

Watson.

SCS

Small Claims - SC

S. Cruz

JDS

Juv Dependency

S. Cruz

SCW

Small Claims - W

Watson.

JUV

Juvenile Delinquency

WLS

Will Lodged

S. Cruz

To make matters more confusing, Open Access also lists the "Case Types" in this table,
which do NOT correspond to the prefixes listed in the table above.

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170-720

100

20

80

170

100

Number on Website = 831-454-1288 (changed)
Call 831-420-2200
(you cannot jump ahead - you must wait for the whole announcement,
every time, to get to your choice)

"You have reached the Santa Cruz Superior Court.
Some of our options have recently been changed, so please listen to the entire message before making your selection. Thank you."

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A

"Thank you for calling the Santa Cruz Superior Court.
Our hours are from 8 AM to 3 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays.
Please note that we are closed the 3rd Wednesday of each month, for state furloughs through June 2010.
For additional information, as well as driving instructions, please refer to our website at www.santacruzcourt.org"

1

"For driving directions, press 1."

Santa Cruz Courthouse - Hiway 1 to Ocean St. - past Water St. on your right
Watsonville Courthouse - Riverside exit - left on Rodriguez - parking structure on right

2

"For Traffic, Criminal, Civil, Small Claims, Juvenile and Family Law, press 2."

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6
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"Phone hours are 8 AM to 12 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Holidays
If your matter has been referred to collections, the court can no longer assist you, as we have lost jurisdiction of your case.
For information regarding your case, please call Alliance One at 1-877-541-8420.

For Traffic, press 1.
For Criminal, press 2
For Civil, press 3
For Small Claims, press 4
For Juvenile, press 5
For Family Law, press 6"
(3rd time) "Thank you for calling." (county hangs up)

3

"For Jury (duty), press 3."

Thank you for calling the jury office of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz.
You are currently using our touch-tone system.
You may switch between the touch-tone system, and the speech-recognition system, by pressing the star key at any time.

B

2
3
4
5
7
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"To use your juror number to get information on your jury service, press 2
If you need general information about jury service, press 3
If you are on a trial and need special instructions, press 4
If this is an emergency for a juror, currently serving on a trial, press 5
To repeat this information, press 7 (return to B).
(3rd time) "Thank you for calling. Good-bye." (county hangs-up)

4

"For the Self-Help Center and Family Law Facilitator, press 4."

"You have reached the Self-Help center and Family Law Facilitator.
For hours, locations, and monthly closure dates, please go to the court website at www.santacruzcourt.org

Assistance cannot be provided if you are currently represented by an attorney.
The center does not provide legal advice, or legal representation. We do assist with procedural questions and court forms.
If you need legal advice, you may call Santa Cruz Lawyers' Referral Service at 425-4755.

You can print court forms by going to www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/

If you need assistance with small claims, go to the Small Claims Advisor directly at 786-7370.

If you have further questions,
please clearly and slowly state your name, case number and telephone number,
and we will return your call within 72 hours.
Please indicate if it is not safe to leave a message.
Thank you."
I (you) hang up.

5

"For the Law Library, press 5."

(4 rings delay, if unanswered)

"The Santa Cruz Law Library is located in the basement of the county building at 701 Ocean St., in Room 70.
Our hours are Monday through Thursday, from 8 AM to 4 PM, and Fridays from 8 AM to Noon.

We are also closed on official court holidays which can be viewed at the court www.santacruzcourt.org

We are a public library specializing in law and provide a wide range of information geared toward both the legal profession and the public.

Staff is available, to guide you to materials that may be appropriate for your needs, but we are prohibited from giving legal advice.

To return to the main menu, press star (*)."
(3rd time) "Thank you for calling. Good-bye." (county hangs up)

6

"For Chambers Reception, press 6."

For attorney Settlement Conferences with judges

7

"For Family Court Services, press 7." (it takes a while to get to this point)

"Your call is being forwarded to a ShorTel voicemail system.
"Sally Court services" is not available.

Please leave a message at the tone. When finished, you may hang up, or press pound (#) for additional options.
(beep)
I hung up.

(If you don't push 7, go to "A" above, repeat 1 through 7 twice)

(3rd time) "Thank you for calling." (county hangs up)

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600-720

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831-454-2414

831-454-2420 - Main

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department

831-454-2177 - Women's

Sheriff Search Page

Arrest Warrants

Online Services

Press Arrest Logs (last 10 days only)

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Jail Inmate Locator

DISCLAIMER
The author is NOT affiliated with the Santa Cruz California Superior Court.
The court system can be a confusing and frightening encounter - this page attempts to help with this painful bewilderment. To the uninitiated, it's a jungle out there.
Although the author has tried to be as accurate as possible, errors are possible.
All reported errors will be corrected as soon as verified.



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