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**PORTAL OUTAGE ALERT:** PLEASE BE AWARE THE SUPERIOR COURT PORTAL MAY BECOME UNAVAILABLE TONIGHT 1/9/23 AND TOMORROW 1/10/23 DUE TO EFFECTS OF FLOODING WE ARE EXPERIENCING DUE TO THE SEVERE WEATHER AT THE COURT.
NOTICE: APRIL 27, 2023
Administrative Order No. 2023-001
Re: Rescission of Prior Administrative Order - No. 2022-003
PRESS RELEASE: MARCH 15, 2023
HOLLY BENTON SWORN IN AS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER
WORKSHOP NOTICE: February 18, 2023
Workshop: A Discussion About the Imposter Phenomenon
and the Judicial Application Process
Sponsored by the California Judicial Mentor Program
March 22, 2023 | 12-1:30 p.m.
REGISTER NOW: bit.ly/JMP2023
GENERAL ORDER: January 12, 2023
GENERAL ORDER IN RE: JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS
PRESS RELEASE: January 10, 2023
SUPERIOR COURT JUROR / COURT OPERATION INFORMATION due to impacts of the storm.
PRESS RELEASE: November 4, 2022
DENISE M. HIPPACH SWORN IN AS SANTA BARBARA SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
NOTICE: November 29, 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
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Last updated: 8/1/2022
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.