San Francisco County Superior Court

The Superior Court of California of the County of San Francisco is the state superior court with jurisdiction over the City and County of San Francisco.

San Francisco County Superior Court
View of trial court, Superior Court for San Francisco County
Established1850
JurisdictionSan Francisco
LocationSan Francisco
Coordinates37.781°N 122.419°W / 37.781; -122.419
Appeals toCalifornia Court of Appeal for the First District
Websitesfsuperiorcourt.org
Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Garrett L. Wong
SinceJan 1, 2019[1]
Lead position endsDec 31, 2020
Assistant Presiding Judge
CurrentlyHon. Samuel K. Feng
SinceJan 1, 2019[2]
Court Executive Officer
CurrentlyT. Michael Yuen
SinceSep 3, 2010[3]

History

In 1976 the Court helped to create the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project,[4] a nonprofit organization that helps to provide alternative punishments for misdemeanors and parking violations, in an attempt to divert petty offenders from overcrowded courtrooms.[5]

Judges

Katherine Feinstein (daughter of Senator Dianne Feinstein) had been the presiding judge of the court from 2011 through 2012.[6][7] Judge Cynthia Ming-Mei Lee was elected the new presiding judge on June 27, 2012. The court is composed of 52 judges and twelve commissioners.[8] The court currently has two commissioners.[9]

In December 2016, John Stewart, chief judge at the court, discarded 66,000 arrest warrants for criminal infractions, like sleeping on the sidewalk, public urination, and public drunkenness, stating "You're putting somebody in jail because they're poor and can't pay a fine. We got a lot of criticism, but we thought it was the right thing to do."[10]

Venues
San Francisco Superior Court locations:
1
Civic Center, 400 McAllister St
2
Hall of Justice, 850 Bryant St
3
Polk Street Annex, 575 Polk St
4
Juvenile Justice Center, 375 Woodside Ave

References
  1. "San Francisco Superior Court Bench Elects SF Native, Veteran Jurist to Serve as Presiding Judge" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco. October 5, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  2. "San Francisco Superior Court Bench Elects New Assistant Presiding Judge" (PDF) (Press release). Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Francisco. November 1, 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  3. "Yuen named executive officer of Superior Court". San Francisco Examiner. August 26, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  4. "San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project website". Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  5. Landsittel, Sue (December 10, 2003). "Parking Break". SF Weekly. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  6. "Presiding Judge". Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  7. "Katherine Feinstein retiring as judge". San Francisco Chronicle. December 19, 2012.
  8. Yuen, Michael (January 13, 2011). "Superior Court News Release" (PDF) (Press release). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  9. "San Francisco Superior Court Alphabetical Listing" (PDF). April 20, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  10. Egelko, Bob (December 7, 2016). "SF judge explains why 66,000 arrest warrants were discarded". SFGate.


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