Welcome to Court Time

This web site provides information about current trials and appellate hearings in San Francisco and Oakland courts easily accessible from Hastings College of the Law.  The listings are matters of interest to law students and other observers.   Check Appeals and Trial Courts for current listings; Court Locations for addresses, maps, and web sites for the courts; Calendars for links to official court calendars; and Legal Links for resources where you can learn about the courts, find opinions filed in matters that you observe, and access other legal information.

This is a cooperative site. Information about cases is gathered from Hastings' eyes and ears at local courts, including student externs, clerks, and attorneys.  If you know of an upcoming court hearing or trial of general interest, please use our interactive "Send Info" form to tell us about it. Otherwise, you can telephone 415.565.4676 and leave a message.  Please be sure to include the dates, times, court (including judge, where relevant), and a brief description of the matter. If you have questions or comments, please e-mail us: . 

Is some fabulous advocate going to argue a motion?  Let us know!  Is a novel issue to be argued on appeal?  or going to the jury?  Is jury selection starting in a case where the process will be complex?  Provide us with the details!  We also want to post notice of garden-variety cases that are "textbook examples" of litigation in various fields -- perfect for learning how the process works.   (Although our "eyes and ears" will not be credited for their tips, if you are a court employee, paid or volunteer, please observe all professional responsibility requirements when contacting Court/Time).

Disclaimer (hey, we're a law school!)

While we hope information here is accurate at the time of posting, court calendars change, change, change.  Cases settle.  Hearings are postponed.  In other words, the listed information could be inaccurate. (Appellate court calendars are much less likely to change than trial court calendars.) Before heading to court, you may wish to check the San Francisco legal newspapers -- either The Recorder or the Daily Journal -- for current docket information.  Both newspapers are available in boxes in the Civic Center area of San Francisco and at the Hastings Law Library. You must pay for access to court calendars on The Recorder's website.