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**NOTICE: PORTAL OUTAGE ALERT** THE SUPERIOR COURT PORTAL WILL BE UNAVAILABLE SATURDAY 10/16/21 from 8am to 10am as we perform monthly maintenace on our servers. Thank you for your patience while we perform this work.
PRESS RELEASE: November 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: November 4, 2022
DENISE M. HIPPACH SWORN IN AS SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
PRESS RELEASE: November 2, 2022
COURT REPORTER SHORTAGE CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA
PRESS RELEASE: October 7, 2022
STEPHEN FOLEY SWORN IN AS
SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
PRESS RELEASE: September 22, 2022
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES ELECT
PATRICIA L. KELLY AS ASSISTANT PRESIDING JUDGE
NOTICE: September 21, 2022
GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER RE: APPOINTMENT OF STEPHEN FOLEY AS TEMPORARY JUDGE
NOTICE: July 27, 2022
NOTICE: June 16, 2022
SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT SELECTS NEW COMMISSIONER CAROL LEE HUBNER
NOTICE: September 8, 2021
9/8/21: JUDICIAL MENTOR PROGRAM PRESS RELEASE
NOTICE: November 12, 2020
Application for Discharge from Accountability Government Code section 25259.7
NOTICE: September 21, 2020
Judge Pauline Maxwell Elected Assistant Presiding Judge of the Santa Barbara Superior Court
NOTICE: May 1, 2020
NOTICE: April 30, 2020
STATEWIDE EMERGENCY ORDER by Chief Justice and Chair of Judicial Council
NOTICE: April 27, 2020:
Chief Justice's Order Extending Santa Barbara Superior Court Closure to May 23rd
PRESS RELEASE: April 24, 2020:
NOTICE: April 23, 2020:
GENERAL ORDER Staying Evictions in Consideration of State of Emergency
NOTICE: April 13, 2020:
Emergency Rules 1-11 of the California Rules of Court, dated April 6, 2020
NOTICE: March 30, 2020
STATEWIDE EMERGENCY ORDER by Chief Justice and Chair of Judicial Council
NOTICE: March 27, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: March 23, 2020
PRESS RELEASE: March 16, 2020
* COURT CLOSURE DUE TO COVID-19
* GENERAL ORDER RE: Implementation of Emergency Relief Authorized Pursuant to Government Code Section 68115 by Chair of Judicial Council
PRESS RELEASE: March 12, 2020:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Regarding Superior Court COVID-19 Response
NOTICE: March 9, 2020:
Apply to be on the Civil Grand Jury of Santa Barbara County. Deadline 5/1/2020
NOTICE: August 29, 2019:
Order Re: Judicial Assignments Effective 9/16/19
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Appeals
A non-prevailing party in a case may ask a higher court to review the decision in their case and determine if the decision was correct.
Civil
A civil matter involves a lawsuit in which one party sues another to recover money, real property or personal property, to enforce a contract or an obligation, to co/llect damages for injury or to protect some civil right.
Criminal
Criminal cases range from relatively minor offenses such as traffic infractions to serious ones such as robbery and murder.
Family Law
Superior Court has programs that provide limited services in family law: Family Court Services and Family Law Facilitator
Juvenile
In California, as in all states, there is a separate court system for persons under the age of 18, who are known as minors or juveniles. The juvenile courts have the ability to intervene in three different types of circumstances: Delinquency, Status Offenders, Dependent Children.
Small Claims
Small Claims is a court where you can exercise your rights to resolve a dispute that do not exceed $10,000 and are resolved quickly and inexpensively with relatively simple and informal rules.
Traffic/Minor Offenses
Violations of traffic laws, municipal code violations and county ordinances are heard in Traffic Court.
Jury Services
The right to trial by a jury is the privilege of every person in the United States. This right is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Jurors are essential to the administration of justice.
Locations & Contact Information
Courthouses:
| Santa Barbara | CIVIL: (805) 882-4520 CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC: (805) 568-3959 |
| Santa Maria | CIVIL: (805) 614-6414 CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC: (805) 346-7550 |
| Lompoc | CIVIL: (805) 737-5452 CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC: (805) 737-7789 |
| Solvang | (805) 686-5040 |
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Our Mission
The mission of our Court is to protect constitutional rights and liberties, apply the law equally, resolve disputes, and reconcile relationships in a fair and timely manner.
