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Duty Schedules

District Judge General Duty Schedule

One general duty judge serves all divisions of the Court.

October 2026

Araceli Martínez-Olguín | Oakland (1-25)
Rita F. Lin | San Francisco (26-28)
Araceli Martínez-Olguín | Oakland (29-31)


Magistrate Judge (MJ) Criminal Duty Schedule

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

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

November 2026

Oakland
10:30AM – 12:30PM Daily
Ajay S. Krishnan (1-16)
Kandis A. Westmore (17-24)
Ajay S. Krishnan (25)
SF Consolidated (26-28)
TBD (29-30)
San Francisco
11:00AM – 1:00PM Daily
Peter H. Kang
San Jose
1:00PM – 3:30PM Daily
Virginia K. DeMarchi

December 2026

Oakland
10:30AM – 12:30PM Daily
SF (consolidated)
San Francisco
11:00AM – 1:00PM Daily
TBD (1-15)
Sallie Kim (16-31)
San Jose
1:00PM – 3:30PM Daily
Susan van Keulen