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* Legend to Department Locations
C=Central, CCB=Community Court, CJ1=Orange County Men's Jail, CX=Complex Civil,
H=HJC Newport Beach, N=North, L=Lamoreaux, W=West

Last update: 01/13/2025
Judges Panel Floor Dept. Phone
ADAMS, JOHN S.   Harbor Panel   H06 (657) 622–5406 
ALVAREZ, CLAUDIA C. West Panel   1 W12 (657) 622–5912
AN, JUNE J.   Juvenile Panel L34   (657) 622–5534
ANDERSON, SHARON M.   Probate Panel CM8   (657) 622–5708
APKARIAN, GASSIA   Civil Panel  7 C24 (657) 622–5224
APKARIAN, ISABEL  Central Panel   2 C52 (657) 622–5252
ARTHUR, CRAIG E.  Juvenile Panel - Presiding Judge   L21  (657) 622–5521 
AZAR, BENJAMIN A. Central Panel 2 C53 (657) 622–5253
BAEZ, JASON Civil Panel 3 C66 (657) 622–5266
BANCROFT, JULIANNE S. Civil Panel 3 C65 (657) 622-5265
BAYTIEH, EBRAHIM Probate Panel  2 CM5 (657) 622–5705 
BELL, MICHELE  Family Law Panel  C17 (657) 622–5217

BETHUNE, RANDALL S. (COMM.)

Central Panel   3 C62 (657) 622–5262
CARASSO, KIMBERLY A. Family Law Panel 6 L60 (657)-622-5560
CASSIDY, MICHAEL J.   Felony Panel  9 C35 (657) 622–5235  
CLAPP, LEWIS W.   Felony Panel 11  C41  (657) 622–5241  
CLASTER, WILLIAM D.   Complex Civil Panel  CX101  (657) 622–5301
CLAUSTRO, ISRAEL   Family Law Panel  7 C22 (657) 622–5222
CLAVECILLA, BRYAN  Central Panel 2 C48 (657)-622-5248
COLOVER, H. SHAINA   Central Panel  9 C34  (657) 622–5234 
COOPER, SCOTT B.   Felony Panel - Collab. Courts Supervising Judge  C46  (657) 622–5246 
CRAMIN, COREY S.   Civil Panel 4 C10   (657) 622–5210 
DANE, JOSEPH (COMM.)  Central Panel   2 C49 (657) 622–5249 
DE LA CRUZ, ANDRE   Civil Panel   5 C11 (657) 622–5211 
DOLNICK, JEREMY D.   North Panel   N05  (657) 622–5605 
DONAHUE, PATRICK H.   Felony Panel  11  C40  (657) 622–5240 
DOURBETAS, NICK A.   Civil Panel   C25 (657) 622–5225 
DUFF, CHRISTOPHER North Panel   3 N03 (657) 622–5603 
ERDOSI, BRADLEY S.   Civil Panel 8 C27 (657) 622–5227
FERRENTINO, ANTHONY J.   West Panel 1 W04 (657) 622–5904 
FISH, JONATHAN   Civil Panel 5 C13 (657) 622–5213
FLANNERY, PATRICK D. (COMM.)   West Panel 1 W03 (657) 622–5903
FLYNN-PEISTER, TERRI   Supervising Judge - Felony Panel C05  (657) 622–5205 
GABRIEL, LEE L.  Civil Panel 9 C32  (657) 622–5232 
GAFFNEY, DONALD F.   Civil Panel  N16  (657) 622–5616 
GERARD, ROBERT   Harbor Panel 2 H02   (657) 622–5402
GILLER, OLGA North Panel 4 N09 (657) 622-5609
GLAZIER, THOMAS A.   Harbor Panel H05 (657) 622–5405
GLENN-LEISTIKOW, JUSTIN Central Panel 2 C50 (657) 622–5250
GOODKIN, ROBERT Juvenile Panel 2 L23 657) 622-5523
GORDON, BEATRIZ M.   North Panel - Supervising Judge  N04  (657) 622–5604 
GRIFFIN, CRAIG   Civil Panel N17  (657) 622–5617 
GUIRGUIS, MENA Family Law Panel 6 L63 (657) 622–5563
HALL, EDWARD W. (COMM.)   Central Panel   C60 (657) 622–5260
HANSON, SHEILA F.   Assistant Presiding Judge  C06  (657) 622–5206 
HASKINS, KEVIN  Felony Panel 11 C42  (657) 622–5242 
HEISLER, AARON W. (COMM)   Probate Panel   2 CM7  (657) 622–5707
HENSON, CAROL L.   Probate Panel - Supervising Judge   2 CM4 (657) 622–5704
HERNANDEZ, ALMA Civil Panel   3 C66 (657) 622–5266
HERNANDEZ, MARIA D.   Presiding Judge 4 C06 (657) 622–5206
HERRERA, CYNTHIA M.   Central Panel - Supervising Judge 3 C56 (657) 622–5256
HESSELTINE, DAVID J.   Supervising Judge - Civil Panel 7 C23 (657) 622–5223
HICKLIN, STEPHEN Family Law Panel 6 L68 (657) 622–5568
HOFFER, DAVID A.   Civil Panel  C16  (657) 622–5216 
HONER, SHERRI   West Panel W13  (657) 622–5913 
HOWARD, THEODORE R.   Civil Panel  C18  (657) 622–5218 
HURWITZ, LON F.   Complex Civil Panel 1 CX103 (657) 622–5303
JENSEN, LANCE P.   Felony Panel  W09  (657) 622–5909 
JOHNSON, DEREK G.   Harbor Panel  H01 (657) 622–5401 
JOSEPH, JEANNIE M.   Harbor Panel H03 (657) 622–5403
KANG, JOSEPH Juvenile Panel  4 L43 (657) 622–5543 
KELLY, M. MARC   Harbor Panel H11  (657) 622–5411 
KIM, LORI A.  (COMM.) Civil Panel 2 CM2 (657) 622–5702 
KING, RICHARD M.   Felony Panel  11  C45  (657) 622–5245 
KNILL, KIMBERLY A.   Civil Panel 9 C31 (657) 622–5231
KNOX, ROBERT A.   Felony Panel  10  C39  (657) 622–5239 
KOHLER, ROBERT F.(Comm.)   Family Law Panel  6   L69   (657) 622–5569 
KREBER VARIPAPA, MARY Family Law Panel   L65 (657) 622–5565 
LADISKY, RANDY K. West Panel 1 W10 (657) 622–5910
LARSH, ERICK L.   Civil Panel 6 C20 (657) 622–5220 
LEAL, SANDY N. Civil Panel   9 C33 (657) 622–5233
LEE, RICHARD Y.   Civil Panel   W15  (657) 622–5915 
LEE, SUSAN M. (COMM.)   Harbor Panel   2   H08 (657) 622 –5408  
LEWIS, KATHERINE E. West Panel-Supervising Judge 2 W18  (657) 622–5918 
LO, THOMAS J.   Family Law Panel   5 C14  (657) 622–5214 
LUEGE, CARMEN  Civil Panel 1 W06 (657) 622–5906
MACAULAY, JULIET O.   Family Law Panel 5 L52 (657) 622–5552 
MACIAS, ELIZABETH   Felony Panel   10  C38  (657) 622–5238 
MANSSOURIAN, ANDRE   Civil Panel 5 C12 (657) 622–5212
MARSHACK, ADRIANNE E.   Juvenile Panel L31 (657) 622–5531 
MARTINEZ, LINDSEY E.   Juvenile Panel   L22  (657) 622–5522 
MCCONVILLE, THOMAS S.   Civil Panel 8 C28 (657) 622–5228
MCCORMICK, MELISSA R. Complex Civil Panel 1 CX104 (657) 622–5304
McGREEVY, STEPHEN J. Central Panel   3 C55 (657) 622–5255 
MELZER, LAYNE H.   Civil Panel  CX102  (657) 622–5302
MENNINGER, KIMBERLY K.   Felony Panel   C30  (657) 622–5230 
MINERICH, PAUL Family Law Panel   5 L53 (657) 622–5553
MITTAL, VIBHAV  Juvenile Panel   4 L41 (657) 622–5541 
MONDO, GLENN (COMM.)   Civil Panel 3   C64 (657) 622–5264 
MOORHEAD, JAY J.  West Panel 2 W16 (657) 622–5916 
MURRAY, MICHAEL  Central Panel C57 (657) 622–5257
NAQVI, ELIA A. Family Law Panel 6 L67 (657) 622–5567
NELSON, SHAWN Civil Panel 6 C19 (657) 622–5219 
NGUYEN, HUY Central Panel 3 C58 (657)-622-5258
NICHOLS, CYNTHIA (COMM.)   North Panel   4 N13  (657) 622–5613 
PACHECO, RICHARD E.   Harbor Panel H07 (657) 622–5407 
PAER, GARY S.   Felony Panel  10  C36  (657) 622–5236 
PALAFOX, JULIE A.   Family Law Panel - Supervising Judge   L73  (657) 622–5573 
PEREZ, JOE T.   Juvenile Panel 4 L42 (657) 622–5542 
PEREZ, MICHAEL E.   Central Panel 2 C54 (657) 622–5254 
PHAM, CHERI T.   Family Law Panel 1 L11 (657) 622–5511
PONCY, TIFFANY Family Law Panel 5 L51 (657) 622–5551 
POSTON, AMBER West Panel 1 W10 (657) 622-5910
RECIO, SHEILA   Civil Panel 1 W08 (657) 622–5908
REICHMAN, MATTHEW (COMM.)   Family Law Panel   5 L54  (657) 622–5554
ROBERTS, KATHLEEN   Felony Panel  N11 (657) 622–5611 
ROBINSON, KAREN L.   Harbor Panel   H12  (657) 622–5412 
ROWE, ERIN Probate Panel 2 CM3 (657) 622–5703 
RUBIN, KIRA (COMM.)  North Panel 3 N02 (657) 622–5602
SAGEL, AMI SHETH Family Law Panel 7 L72 (657) 622–5572
SALTER, GLENN R.   Civil Panel   N06  (657) 622–5606 
SANDECKI, SHERI R. (COMM)   Central Panel 3 CJ1 (657) 622–7102 
SANDHU, MEHTAB Family Law Panel 6 L62 (657) 622–5562 
SCARBROUGH, ERIC Family Law Panel 6 L68 (657) 622–5568
SCHWARM, WALTER P.   Felony Panel 11  C44  (657) 622–5244 
SERVINO, DEBORAH C.   Civil Panel  C21  (657) 622–5221 
SHERMAN, RANDALL J.   Complex Civil Panel  CX105  (657) 622–5305 
SNUGGS-SPRAGGINS, CARMEN D. (COMM.) Civil Panel 3 C61 (657) 622–5261
SOLIS, EILEEN Family Law Panel   7 L71 (657) 622–5571 
STEINER, SCOTT A.   Civil Panel 4   N18 (657) 622–5618 
STRICKROTH, MICHAEL J.   Civil Panel  5   C15   (657) 622–5215 
STROBEL, CHRISTOPHER M.   Felony Panel  1   CCB1   (657) 622–5801 
SWAIN, JULIE Juvenile Panel  3

L33

(657) 622–5533
SYKES, DAPHNE G.   Juvenile Panel  L32  (657) 622–5532 
THOMPSON, NICHOLAS S.   North Panel   N07  (657) 622–5607 
TORRES, YOLANDA V.   Family Law  Panel 6 L66 (657) 622–5566
UFLAND, ANTONY C.  

Harbor Panel

H09 (657) 622–5409
VALLE, FERNANDO  North Panel   N12  (657) 622–5612 
VALLEJO, TANIA R.  West Panel   W01 (657) 622–5901 
VAN CAMP, SCOTT   West Panel  2 W14  (657) 622–5914
VU, NATHAN NHAN   Civil Panel   N15  (657) 622–5615 
WAGNER, MEGAN   Probate Panel CM06  (657) 622–5706 
WAITE, BRIAN North Panel 4 N14 (657) 622–5614
WATSON, KUNTHAVI C. West Panel 2 W17 (657) 622-5917
WERSCHING, ERIC J.   Family Law Panel  L611 (657) 622–5514
YELLIN, LARRY   Felony Panel 8 C26 (657) 622–5226
ZIDBECK, WILLIAM S.   Supervising Judge - Harbor Panel 2 H10 (657) 622–5410
ZIMMER, RICHARD North Panel 4 N10  (657) 622–5610 
ZITNY, JOHN R.   Central Panel 10 C37  (657) 622–5237 

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