Temporary Judge Program

Temporary Judge Program

Temporary Judges Policy

New Applications for Temporary Judges

The Court is proud to announce the opening of the new application process for Temporary Judges. If you are interested in continuing your service to the Court as a Temporary Judge or becoming a Temporary Judge for the first time, please read the Applicant Letter and complete the Temporary Judge Application. Click on this link to the Applicant Letter to access the information. The Applicant Letter describes the minimum qualifications and selection criteria which will be used in this application process. The application deadline is December 31, 2009. All attorneys, including those attorneys who currently serve as Temporary Judges, must complete the application process.

The Court will invite those who successfully pass the application process to attend a mandatory one-day in-person training session, as required by California Rule of Court 2.812 – 2.813, in late spring/early summer 2010. In addition, 3 to 5 hours of on-line or in-person training will be required for each substantive area in which the Temporary Judge will preside. If your application is approved, the on-line training information will be forwarded to you. The information will also be posted on this website as soon as it is available.

The Temporary Judge Committee will be selecting the Orange County Superior Court Temporary Judge Panel for the next three years (July 2010- June 2013) as a result of this application process.

Please complete the application and return to the court using one of the methods below:

For questions, please contact Patti Welch at (657) 622-7143 or Temporaryjudgeprogram@occourts.org

Applications must be received by December 31, 2009. Late applications will not be accepted.

New Temporary Judge E-mail Address

Please use the following address for questions, notifying staff of changes regarding information such as telephone numbers, address, and e-mail addresses, or any other issues that you consider important to our Temporary Judge Program.

Temporaryjudgeprogram@occourts.org

Online Training Link

Required substantive training for Small Claims and Traffic Trials is available online from the California Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER) at: http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/cjer/protem.htm.

Court Contact Information

Temporary Judge Program

For any additional information, concerns or questions, please contact Patti Welch, Program Coordinator Specialist at (657) 622-7143.