Courtrooms and Holidays
Courtrooms
Hon. Michael S. Lunas
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2232
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective June 16, 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)
8:15 AM Short Cause Matters (In-Person)
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 Short Cause Matters (In-Person)
8:15 AM Trial Assignment
Hon. J. David Markham
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2282
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective June 16, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM -12:00 PM Felony Preliminary Examinations (In-Person)
1:30 PM Felony Sentencing (In-Person)
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Felony Law & Motion (In-Person)
10:00 AM Felony Law & Motion (In-Person)
1:30 PM Felony Law & Motion (In-Person)
3:00 PM I/C 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)
9:00 AM Felony Settlements(In-Person)
10:30 AM Felony Settlements (In-Person)
1:30 PM Misd. Settlements
Hon. John J. Langan
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2231
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective June 16, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM Misd. Law & Motion
9:00 AM Misd. Law & Motion
10:00 AM Misd. Law & Motion
11:00 AM Misd. Law & Motion
1:30 Misd. Settlements
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Misd. Arraignment
10:00 AM Misd. Arraignment
10:00AM Warrant Return w/o Attorney
1:30 PM Misd. 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)
Hon. Shanda M. Harry
Lakeport Division
707-263-2374 ext. 2282
Fax: 707-262-1327
Effective June 16, 2025
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM Juvenile Detention
8:15 AM Juveniles 300
1:30 PM Juveniles 602
3:00 PM In-Custody Arraignments
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM Civil Harassment
10:00 AM LPS Conservatorship
10:00 AM Probate
11:00 AM Guardianships
11:30 AM CARE Court
1:15 Mental Health Relief Firearms Prohibition
1:30 PM Juvenile Detention
1:30pm Mental Health
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
9:00 AM Adoptions/Term Parental Rights
1:30 PM In-Custody Arraignments
Hon. Jacqueline M. Snyder
Commissioner
707-994-6598
Fax: 707-994-1625
Effective: June 16, 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 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 Clearlake on Tuesdays at 1:30pm.
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 | Thursday, January 1st |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day | Monday, January 19th |
| Lincoln's Birthday | Thursday, February 12th |
| President's Day | Monday, February 16th |
| César Chávez Day | Tuesday, March 31st |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 25th |
| Juneteenth | Friday, June 19th |
| Independence Day | Friday, July 3rd |
| Labor Day | Monday, September 7th |
| Native American Day | Friday, September 25th |
| Veterans' Day | Wednesday, November 11th |
| Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 26th |
| Day after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 27th |
| Christmas Day | Friday, December 25th |
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| New Years Day | January 1, 2027 |
| Martin Luther King Day |
January 18, 2027 |
| Lincoln's Birthday | February 12, 2027 |
| President's Day | February 15, 2027 |
| Farmworker's Day | March 31, 2027 |
| Memorial Day | May 31, 2027 |
| Juneteenth | June 18, 2027 |
| Independence Day | July 5, 2027 |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2027 |
| Native American Day | September 24, 2027 |
| Veteran's Day | November 11, 2027 |
| Thanksgiving Day | November 25, 2027 |
| Day After Thanksgiving | November 26, 2027 |
| Christmas Day | December 24, 2027 |
| New Years Day | December 31, 2027 |