Courtrooms and Holidays
Courtrooms
Hon. Michael S. Lunas
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2232
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective January 6, 2025
Monday Calendar:
9:00 AM Civil Law & Motion
10:30 AM Civil Case Management Conferences
1:30 PM Civil Settlements (In-Person)
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Domestic Violence
10:00 AM Family Law & Motion
1:15 PM Family Law Case Management Conferences
2:00 PM Family Law Settlement Conferences (In-Person)
Wednesday
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
8:15 AM Short Cause Matters (In-Person)
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
9:00 AM Short Cause Matters (In-Person)
Hon. J. David Markham
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2282
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective January 6, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM -12:00 PM Misdemeanor Law and Motion
1:30 PM Misdemeanor Settlement Conferences (In-Person)
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Misdemeanor Arraignment
10:00 AM Misdemeanor Arraignment
10:00 AM Warrant Return w/o Attorney
1:30 PM Misdemeanor Evidentiary Hearings (In-Person)
3:00 PM Misc. Civil/Felony Special Set (In-Person)
Wednesday and Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
9:00 AM Felony Settlements(In-Person)
10:30 AM Felony Settlements (In-Person)
Hon. Andrew S. Blum
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2231
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective January 6, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM Felony Preliminary Hearings (In-Person)
10:30 AM Felony Preliminary Hearings (In-Person)
1:30 PM Felony Sentencing Hearing (In-Person)
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Felony Law and Motion
10:00 AM Felony Law and Motion
1:30 PM Felony Law and Motion (In-Person)
3:00 PM In-Custody Arraignments
Wednesday and Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters(In-Person)
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
8:15 AM Trial Assignment
Hon. Shanda M. Harry
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2282
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective January 6, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM Juvenile Detention
8:15 AM Juvenile Dependency
1:30 PM Juvenile Delinquency
3:00 PM In-Custody Arraignments
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Civil Harassment
9:30 AM Adoptions/Terminate Parental Relationship
10:00AM LPS Conservatorships
10:00 AM Probate
11:00 AM Guardianship
1:15 PM Mental Health - Relief of Firearms Prohibition
1:30 PM Juvenile Detention
3:00 PM Mental Health/CARE
Wednesday and Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
1:30 PM Juvenile Detention
1:30 PM In-Custody Arraignments
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM Long Cause Trials/Matters (In-Person)
8:15 AM Juvenile Detention
1:30 PM In-Custody Arraignments
Hon. John J. Langan
Commissioner
707-994-6598
Fax: 707-994-1625
Effective: January 6, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM Unlawful Detainer (In-Person)
9:00 AM Small Claims (In-Person)
11:00 AM Unlawful Detainer Status Conferences and Other Motions (In-Person)
1:30 PM Traffic Infractions, Animal Control Infractions, Boating Infractions, Fish and Game Infractions
3:00 PM Traffic Court Trials
Tuesday Calendar:
9:00 AM Child Support Calendar (DCSS)
1:30 PM Orders of Examination (DCSS), Job Search Calendar (DCSS)
4:00 PM Drug Court
About Calendars
**The Law and Motion calendars have time slots with a limited number of cases allowed. Any pleadings that request a hearing should be submitted with the hearing time left blank and the court will assign a hearing time prior to filing. Your preferred hearing date should be inserted on your pleading. If the date requested is unavailable, the court may reach out to you for an alternate date.
All long-cause cases — set for trial — are called on Fridays at 8:15 a.m. Cases are then assigned to departments within the Court on the following week.
All short-cause matters are called in the mornings on Thursdays and Fridays. Cases are then assigned to departments within the Court to be heard that day.
Veteran's Court is held in Lakeport on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month.
Drug Court is held in Lakeport at 4:00 PM on Wednesdays.
The Court does not publish tentative rulings.
Court Holidays
The court will be closed in observance of the following holidays:
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| New Year's Day | Wednesday, January 1 |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Monday, January 20 |
| Lincoln's Birthday | Wednesday, February 12 |
| President's Day | Monday, February 17 |
| Cesar Chavez Day | Monday, March 31 |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 26 |
| Juneteenth | Thursday, June 19 |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 4 |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 1 |
| Native American Day | Friday, September 26 |
| Veterans Day | Tuesday, November 11 |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday, November 27 |
| Day After Thanksgiving | Friday, November 28 |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25 |