California trial court
Riverside County Superior Court
The trial court serving Riverside County hears civil, criminal, family, juvenile, probate and other matters. Its judges and court staff are part of California’s judicial branch.
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The county outline shows the board’s geographic scope. The trustee-area map below shows the seven electoral areas.
Court activity
Court stats and responsibilities
Understand the court’s workload, capacity and place in California government.
Caseload statistics
What comes before the court
Criminal and traffic includes 180,822 traffic infractions. Filing counts reflect volume, not the amount of work each case requires.
Court Statistics Report 2026 ↗Delays and court capacity
Is the court keeping pace?
A clearance rate compares completed cases with new filings during the same year.
89.2%Probate4,070 dispositions / 4,565 filings
102.2%Marital family law7,867 dispositions / 7,695 filings
FY 2024–25. A rate over 100% can include cases filed in earlier years. These are case-type measures, not ratings of individual judges.
Resolution-time data is unavailable for several case types
Explore Official Operational Metrics ↗The state report omits Riverside civil and criminal processing-time measures. Missing and incomplete dispositions also prevent a reliable overall clearance rate or backlog estimate.
Compare annual filings and reported dispositions
| Case type | 2023–24 filings | 2024–25 filings | 2024–25 dispositions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal & traffic | 213,342 | 232,007 | 97,167 · incomplete |
| Civil | 56,454 | 66,171 | Not reported |
| Family law | 21,928 | 22,145 | 19,757 · incomplete |
| Juvenile | 4,624 | 4,941 | Not reported |
| Probate | 4,156 | 4,565 | 4,070 |
| Mental health | 1,024 | 1,987 | 512 · incomplete |
| Appeals | 146 | 155 | 119 |
| Habeas corpus | 460 | 377 | 176 · incomplete |
| All case types | 302,134 | 332,348 | 121,801 · incomplete |
Sources: 2025 report ↗ and 2026 report ↗, Appendix G. The 2026 report’s Appendix A identifies missing or incomplete submissions. A missing value is not zero. The decrease in reported dispositions cannot be read as a matching decline in court output.
One court, many locations
This state trial court serves the whole county. Courthouse departments divide the work by location and case type; they are not separate elected districts.
Official Court Website ↗
Judges and commissioners
The authorized complement is 75 judges and 14 commissioner positions. A courtroom assignment is different from an elected judicial office.
View Judicial Assignments ↗
Help using the court
Self-help services explain forms, procedures and available assistance. Confirm your case type and location before visiting.
Find Court Self-Help ↗Judicial officers
Find a judge or commissioner
A searchable directory keeps every listed officer accessible on this page.
86 named judicial officers in the March 16, 2026 assignment roster. Search everyone here, then expand a name for courtroom and calendar details.
Official Assignment Roster ↗The roster includes judges and other judicial officers, and some officers have more than one assignment. Vacant departments and unnamed rotating assignments are excluded from the name count. Assignments can change; use the official roster to confirm.
Court locations
Courthouses across the county
Select a location to see its address, services and official visitor information. Nearby downtown locations are also available in the selector and list.
Riverside County courthousesNumbered markers: court locations
Official records
Cases and decisions
Find the court’s own records and rulings through its official services.
Case information and documents
Search the public register of actions and available documents. Access varies by case type; some searches or documents require an account or fee.
Search Court Records ↗
Tentative rulings
Read proposed rulings for departments that publish them. A tentative ruling is not necessarily the final order.
View Tentative Rulings ↗
High-interest case records
The court provides a small collection of public records for selected cases. Open the official records for the underlying documents.
View High-Interest Case Records ↗Following proceedings
Upcoming hearings
Live schedules and viewing links. Hearing times can change; the official calendar is the current reference.
Find a hearing
Use the official court calendars to look up scheduled proceedings. Confirm the date, department and courthouse before attending.
Open Court Calendars ↗
Watch when available
Some public proceedings are streamed at the judicial officer’s discretion. Availability varies by department and hearing.
View Courtroom Livestreaming ↗Plan a court visit
Check official location details, hours and access information. The courtroom named in your case notice determines where to go.
View Courthouse Information ↗Public resources
Budget and operations
Court funding, spending and changes in access to services.
Annual expenditure budget$230.6MFY 2025–26 · current budget at December 31
Expenditures through December$106.3MFY 2025–26 · first six months
Same period a year earlier$99.6MFY 2024–25 · first six months
Trial Court Operations Fund, unaudited quarterly statement ending December 31, 2025. Annual budget: $230,560,369; spending to date: $106,306,442, compared with $99,635,111 in the prior-year period. These are court operations figures, separate from the county government budget. Read the Financial Statement ↗
Funding and budgets
Follow annual allocations, financial notices and the court’s published administrative information. Allocation announcements and actual spending measure different things.
View Administration and Finance ↗Services and staffing
Check court-reporter availability and how to arrange a record of a hearing. Availability differs by proceeding and can affect how people use the court.
View Court Reporter Information ↗Administrative records
The court explains how to request judicial administrative records, including records about its operations. Case records use a separate process.
Find Administrative Records Information ↗Judicial conduct
Judicial accountability
Public oversight records, with dates, outcomes and links to the official findings.
Independent state oversight
Commission on Judicial Performance
The commission investigates judicial misconduct and publishes public disciplinary decisions. Its role is different from an appeal of a court ruling.
Past Historical Decisions
Historical record · removal
Robert George Spitzer
Former Riverside Superior Court judge
- Commission decision
- October 2, 2007 · removed from office
- Review petition
- Denied March 19, 2008
This is a selected historical public record, not a complete disciplinary history of the court. The official database identifies each proceeding’s disposition; allegations and findings must be read separately.
Judicial elections
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Local reporting
Court news and coverage
Outside reporting on court administration, access and public services.
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Records and reference material
Sources
Official court statistics, assignments, financial records, election sources and reporting used on this page.
Current assessment
Strong coverage
The official district boundary, state enrollment profile, current board roster, election method, and 2 published 2026 election records are included. Election history and address-level school assignment remain in progress.
Assessed August 8, 2026
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