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Duty Schedules

District Judge General Duty Schedule

One general duty judge serves all divisions of the Court.

July 2026

Jacqueline S. Corley | San Francisco (1-6)
P. Casey Pitts | San Jose (7-29)
Jacqueline S. Corley | San Francisco (30-31)

August 2026

James Donato | San Francisco


Magistrate Judge (MJ) Criminal Duty Schedule

Criminal duty is held daily, in person in San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose.

July 2026

Oakland
10:30AM – 12:30PM Daily
Ajay S. Krishnan (1-19, 23-29)
Nathanael Cousins (20-21 in OAK) + (22 in SJ)
Ajay S. Krishnan (23-29)
Kandis A. Westmore (30)
San Francisco
11:00AM – 1:00PM Daily
Peter H. Kang
San Jose
1:00PM – 3:30PM Daily
Nathanael Cousins (20-21 in OAK)

August 2026

Oakland
10:30AM – 12:30PM Daily
Kandis A. Westmore (1-9) & (13-31)
Ajay S. Krishnan (10-12)
San Francisco
11:00AM – 1:00PM Daily
Thomas S. Hixson
San Jose
1:00PM – 3:30PM Daily
Susan van Keulen

September 2026

Oakland
10:30AM – 12:30PM Daily
Ajay S. Krishnan (1-3)
Sallie Kim (4-15)
Thomas S. Hixson (16-29)
Ajay S. Krishnan (30)
San Francisco
11:00AM – 1:00PM Daily
Lisa J. Cisneros
San Jose
1:00PM – 3:30PM Daily
Virginia K. DeMarchi

October 2026

Oakland
10:30AM – 12:30PM Daily
Kandis A. Westmore (1-20)
Thomas S. Hixson (21)
Sallie Kim (22-23)
Ajay S. Krishnan (24-30)
TBD (31)
San Francisco
11:00AM – 1:00PM Daily
Alex G. Tse
San Jose
1:00PM – 3:30PM Daily
Nathanael Cousins