Judges
To view …
- All judges’ weekly calendars, please visit the judges’ weekly calendars page.
- Available equipment in courtrooms, please visit the courtroom technology page.
- Journalist and media information and rules, please visit the media page.
Follow the links below for judges’ calendars, staff contacts, profiles, standing orders and information on selected cases.
Chief Judge & Chief Magistrate Judge
San Francisco Courthouse
Article III Judges
- William Alsup, Senior District Judge
- Charles R. Breyer, Senior District Judge
- Edward M. Chen, District Judge
- Maxine M. Chesney, Senior District Judge
- Vince Chhabria, District Judge
- Jacqueline Scott Corley, District Judge
- James Donato, District Judge
- Susan Illston, Senior District Judge
- Araceli Martínez-Olguín, District Judge
- William H. Orrick, District Judge
- Richard Seeborg, Chief District Judge
- Trina L. Thompson, District Judge
Magistrate Judges
- Laurel Beeler, Magistrate Judge
- Lisa J. Cisneros, Magistrate Judge
- Thomas S. Hixson, Magistrate Judge
- Sallie Kim, Magistrate Judge
- Joseph C. Spero, Magistrate Judge
- Alex G. Tse, Magistrate Judge
Eureka Courthouse
Oakland Courthouse
Article III Judges
- Saundra Brown Armstrong, Senior District Judge
- Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., District Judge
- Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, District Judge
- Phyllis J. Hamilton, Senior District Judge
- Jon S. Tigar, District Judge
- Jeffrey S. White, Senior District Judge
- Claudia Wilken, Senior District Judge
Magistrate Judges
San Jose Courthouse
Article III Judges
Magistrate Judges
- Nathanael Cousins, Magistrate Judge
- Virginia K. DeMarchi, Magistrate Judge
- Susan van Keulen, Magistrate Judge
Visiting Judges
- There are no visiting judges at present.
Contact information for visiting judges