County judicial office
2026 general electionRiverside County Superior Court Judge, Office 10
Current officeholder
Harold W. Hopp
Harold W. Hopp is the current holder of this Riverside County judicial office. Candidate profiles and the 2026 election comparison are maintained on the separate election page.
- Court
- Superior Court of California, County of Riverside
- Electorate
- Riverside County voters
- Court location
- Courthouses throughout Riverside County
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The election is countywide. The Office 10 label is assigned for this election cycle and is not a permanent court department or district number.
Office overview
What voters are deciding
The office, electorate, and court jurisdiction are separate from the record of the person currently holding the seat.
Next scheduled vote
November runoff scheduled
Nonpartisan candidate election
Two candidates advanced from the certified primary. Their profiles and the November comparison are maintained on the separate election page.
- Full term
- 6 years
- Official note
- Riverside County assigned Office 10 alphabetically by the incumbent's last name for the 2026 election process. The county says it is not an official permanent office or district number.
Current officeholder
Harold W. Hopp
Judge Hopp has served on the Riverside County Superior Court since 2005. The court's 2026 assignment list places him in Department 1 for civil calendars and trials. Before joining the bench, he practiced civil litigation in Riverside County.
- Current assignment
- Civil calendar and trials, Department 1
- Superior Court
- Serving since 2005
- Prior practice
- Civil litigation in private practice
- Education
- Pacific Union College; USC School of Law
- Appointed by
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerGovernor of California, 2005Los Angeles Times appointment report ↗
General jurisdiction
Types of matters this court hears
These categories describe the Superior Court's countywide jurisdiction. Judge Hopp's published 2026 assignment is civil calendars and trials, not every category shown here.
Civil
Handles disputes involving contracts, injuries, property, employment, small claims, and other civil claims.
Criminal and traffic
Handles felony, misdemeanor, infraction, and traffic proceedings arising in Riverside County.
Family and juvenile
Handles divorce, custody, support, adoption, dependency, and juvenile delinquency matters.
Probate and specialized calendars
Handles estates, conservatorships, guardianships, CARE Act matters, and other assigned proceedings.
Court colleagues
Other members of this court
Superior Court judges generally preside individually. Pages for these current colleagues are planned as their office records are completed.
Judge of the Superior Court
Steven G. Counelis
Civil calendar and trials, Department 2Profile not published yetPage plannedJudge of the Superior Court
Carol A. Greene
Civil calendar and trials, Department 3Profile not published yetPage plannedJudge of the Superior Court
Daniel A. Ottolia
Civil calendar and trials, Department 4Profile not published yetPage plannedJudge of the Superior Court
Sophia Choi
Civil calendar and trials, Department 5Profile not published yetPage plannedRoster reviewed · Judicial Council statewide judges roster ↗
Past judicial record
Selected past cases
Three recent published appellate decisions were selected because each identifies Judge Hopp as the trial judge and reports the appellate result. This is a reading list, not a complete case history or a rating of the judge.
People v. Superior Court (Credit One Bank)
Trial judge: Hopp; published writ review of a discovery order
The Court of Appeal held that the trial court used the wrong standard when reviewing whether government plaintiffs could be required to produce a person most qualified for deposition in a civil enforcement action.
ResultProtective-order ruling vacated; trial court directed to reconsider
Read the court record ↗Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Riverside
Trial judge: Hopp; published appeal from a dismissal
The Court of Appeal affirmed dismissal of a utility-property tax refund action and rejected the argument that the California Constitution required the rate component challenged by the utilities to match common-property rates.
ResultJudgment affirmed
Read the court record ↗People v. Martinez
Trial judge: Hopp; published criminal appeal
The Court of Appeal upheld parts of the judgment but found prejudicial error because the jury was not instructed that certain child sexual abuse charges were alternatives, requiring a remand to determine which convictions to vacate.
ResultAffirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded
Read the court record ↗Public court records
Calendar, dockets, and opinions
The 2026 assignment list places Judge Hopp in Department 1 for civil calendars and trials. These public tools are court-wide and may show scheduled matters, but this page does not create an active-case feed or a list of cases a judge is currently working on.
Riverside court calendars
Open the court's public calendar tools for scheduled proceedings by courthouse and department.
View calendars ↗Riverside public case search
Search available civil, criminal, family, probate, and traffic case data. Some searches, documents, or certified copies may require fees.
Search case records ↗Civil tentative rulings
Read tentative rulings posted by participating Riverside County civil departments before law and motion hearings.
Browse tentative rulings ↗Public accountability
Judicial discipline
Public accountability records from California’s Commission on Judicial Performance.
Public decisions foundNo public discipline decision located
Search: Harold Hopp, all court levels · reviewed
The CJP public decisions database returned 0 records for this exact-name search across all court levels.
Important limit: The database covers public judicial disciplinary cases since 1960. Matters without public charges or public discipline remain confidential, so a zero-result search should not be read more broadly.
News and Press Releases
Updates involving this office
Read reviewed reporting and professional records involving this judicial office and its current officeholder. Candidate coverage is maintained on the election page.
Official officeholder record
Current judicial assignment for Judge Harold Hopp
The court's current assignment list places Hopp in Department 1 for civil calendars and trials.
Official judicial roster
State roster lists Harold Hopp on the Riverside County bench
The statewide roster confirms Hopp's current judicial service separately from the election for the next term.
Independent professional profile
Judicial Profile: Judge Harold Hopp
The Riverside Lawyer profile covers Hopp's education, civil litigation practice, 2005 appointment, and early years on the Superior Court bench.
About independent coverage: These articles were selected by Paper Trail Politics to document reporting connected to the officeholder’s public record.
Methodology and limits
Data coverage and sources
Coverage is assessed against the records expected for this judicial office page and is updated as new public information is verified.
Current assessmentFocused coverage
This page connects the current officeholder, selected past cases, court-wide filing statistics, public-record tools, discipline search, and reviewed officeholder records. Candidate profiles remain on the election page.
- Past cases
- Three recent published appellate records that identify Hopp as the trial judge; not a rating or complete case history.
- Statistics
- Court- or division-wide context only; not an individualized workload measure.
- Discipline
- Exact-name public-decision search; confidential complaints or proceedings are not visible.
This is a focused voter reading list, not a complete case history, ideology score, individualized workload measure, or representation of confidential discipline matters.
Sources used on this page7 source organizations · 19 records
Riverside County Bar Association
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Riverside County Registrar of Voters
3 records from this source are used on the page.
Riverside County November 2026 general election page: General election date and current county election documentshttps://voteinfo.net/november-3-2026-general-electionRiverside County certified primary results: The county certified two primary qualifiers for the November election. Candidate profiles are maintained on the election page.https://voteinfo.net/june-2-2026-primary-electionRiverside County 2026 candidate handbook: Names Hopp as the Office 10 incumbent and explains that office numbers are election-only identifiershttps://voteinfo.net/sites/g/files/aldnop371/files/2026-04/Candidate%20Handbook%20June%202026_EN_ACC.pdf
Commission on Judicial Performance
2 records from this source are used on the page.
Exact-name public decision search: Harold Hopp, all court levelshttps://cjp.ca.gov/discipline-decisions-database-results/?wpv_view_count=106760&wpv-wpcf-last_name=Hopp&wpv-wpcf-first_name=Harold&wpv-wpcf-discipline=&wpv-wpcf-misconduct_type=&wpv-wpcf-county_appellate_district=&wpv-wpcf-court_level=&wpv-wpcf-decision_date_min=&wpv-wpcf-decision_date_min-format=m%2Fd%2FY&wpv-wpcf-decision_date_max=&wpv-wpcf-decision_date_max-format=m%2Fd%2FY&wpv_filter_submit=SubmitCJP discipline and decision search: Official database and confidentiality explanationhttps://cjp.ca.gov/discipline_and_decision_search/
Riverside County Superior Court
6 records from this source are used on the page.
Judicial Council statewide judges roster: Current court colleague rosterhttps://courts.ca.gov/courts/superior-courts/judges-rosterRiverside court calendars: Open the court's public calendar tools for scheduled proceedings by courthouse and department.https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/online-services/court-calendarsRiverside public case search: Search available civil, criminal, family, probate, and traffic case data. Some searches, documents, or certified copies may require fees.https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/online-services/search-court-records-public-accessCivil tentative rulings: Read tentative rulings posted by participating Riverside County civil departments before law and motion hearings.https://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/online-services/tentative-rulingsCurrent judicial assignment for Judge Harold Hopp: Official officeholder recordhttps://www.riverside.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/judicialassignments.pdfHarold W. Hopp portrait record: Archive and public-domain provenance for the Riverside County Superior Court portraithttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harold_W._Hopp.jpg
Judicial Council of California
3 records from this source are used on the page.
Judicial Council 2026 Court Statistics Report, tables 4a, 7a, and 11a: Riverside County Superior Court, fiscal year 2024–25https://courts.ca.gov/system/files/file/csr_2026.pdfJudicial Council 2025 Court Statistics Report, tables 4a, 7a, and 11a: Riverside County Superior Court, fiscal year 2023–24https://courts.ca.gov/system/files/file/final_csr_2025.pdfJudicial Council 2024 Court Statistics Report, tables 4a, 7a, and 11a: Riverside County Superior Court, fiscal year 2022–23https://courts.ca.gov/sites/default/files/courts/default/2024-12/2024-court-statistics-report.pdf
Los Angeles Times
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Justia
3 records from this source are used on the page.
People v. Superior Court (Credit One Bank): Published appellate decision E084854https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2025/e084854.htmlPacific Bell Telephone Co. v. County of Riverside: Published appellate decision E083505https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2025/e083505.htmlPeople v. Martinez: Published appellate decision D083424https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/2024/d083424-0.html
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