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San Francisco County Superior Court - Community Justice Center
575 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-551-3837
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Resources for the San Francisco County Superior Court - Community Justice Center as well as online resources applicable to courts generally in San Francisco County, California, and resources applicable to all courts in California.
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San Francisco County Superior Court Case Records
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Published opinions and orders
San Francisco County Superior Court Probate Tentative Rulings
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San Francisco County Superior Court Tentative Rulings
Search San Francisco County Superior Court civil and law & motion tentative rulings by case number and/or date. Click on the individual type/location under the Tentative Rulings heading.
Attorney General Legal Opinions
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Forms and related information
San Francisco County Superior Court Forms
View and download San Francisco County Superior Court forms including family law and probate.
AOC Records Request Form and Information
The Administrative Office of the Courts offers an online request form and information about how to request records maintained by the Office, the Judicial Council or the appellate courts.
Attorney Complaint Forms and Information
The State Bar of California offers information and resources related to complaints about an attorney, including an online complaint form.
California State Superior Court Forms
View and download California court forms by form name or form number, select a group of forms by type of case, or view a list of recently changed forms.
Interactive Online Forms
Answer a series of questions about your case, and TurboCourt will prepare the appropriate family law, small claims, evictions, domestic violence, guardianship, and child support forms for you to file in California Superior Courts. Registration is required. A convenience fee applies.
Online fine payments
Pay San Francisco County Superior Court Traffic Citations and Traffic School Fees
Pay San Francisco County Superior Court traffic citations and traffic school fees online. A fee applies.
Pay San Francisco Parking Tickets
Pay San Francisco parking tickets online. A fee applies.
Self help, legal research, general information
San Francisco County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution
View the San Francisco County Superior Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, which includes mediation, arbitration, and settlement, and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. Links to additional information and lists of approved mediators are included.
San Francisco County Superior Court Collaborative Courts
View information about San Francisco County Superior Court collaborative courts, which include Behavioral Health Court, Community Justice Center, Drug Court, Offender Treatment Program, Parole Reentry Court, Probation Alternatives Court, and several juvenile-oriented collaborative courts. These specialized courts can set up treatment programs in lieu of jail for some offenders with substance abuse or mental health problems.
San Francisco County Superior Court Probate Information
View information about probate cases in San Francisco Superior Court, including an overview of asset distribution upon death of an individual, conservatorships, guardianships, probate forms and calendar, and answers to frequently asked questions.
San Francisco County Superior Court Rules
View and download San Francisco County Superior Court local rules.
San Francisco County Superior Court Self-Help
View information about the San Francisco County Superior Court self-help services available at the ACCESS Center, including case preparation and procedural assistance for family law, small claims, evictions, and other legal matters. A family law facilitator is available at the ACCESS Center.
San Francisco County Superior Court Small Claims Information
View information about small claims cases in San Francisco County Superior Court, including monetary limits, preparation and procedural assistance from the self-help ACCESS Center, forms, and links to additional online resources.
San Francisco County Superior Court Traffic Case Information
View information about traffic cases in San Francisco County Superior Court, including contesting citations, fine payments, traffic school, red light camera citations, and night court. Links to approved traffic schools are included.
San Francisco Law Library
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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
View information about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes, which include mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, and settlement conferences, and can help parties resolve disputes without going to court. A link to local Superior Court ADR programs is included.
California Court Rules
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California Courts - Legal Information and Legal Resources
View California Courts self-help information on court procedure, legal research, lawyers and legal help, small claims, families and children, divorce or separation, abuse and harassment, housing, name change, traffic, seniors and conservatorship, financial issues, criminal law, and appeals. Links to additional online resources and a glossary of terms are included.
California Courts - Small Claims Information
View California Courts information on Small Claims cases, including research and trial preparation, filing or responding to a claim, collection or appeal of a judgment, and judgment payment options.
California Courts - Wills, Estates, and Probate Information
View California Courts information about wills, estates, and probate cases, including an overview of asset distribution upon death of an individual, will validity, and the process of administering a probate estate.
California Law Libraries
View a list of California county law libraries, with contact information, hours, maps, and links to available local law library websites.
California Legal Document Assistance
View information about California Legal Document Assistants, who help self-represented parties prepare and file legal documents for a fee. Search for a member in your area by name, area code, zip code, city, county, or service performed.
California Statutes
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Child Support Services
The California Department of Child Support Services offers information and services related to child support, including online case information, online child support calculator, paternity establishment and contact information for local offices.
Foreclosure Prevention Resources
View resources for preventing foreclosure in California, including local housing counseling agencies, information, state agencies and programs, and a link to legal aid providers.
LawHelp California Legal Information and Legal Resources
LawHelp California offers legal information and other resources for many legal issues, including housing, family issues, benefits, domestic violence, employment, small claims, veterans and military, civil rights, immigration, disability, estates, and Native American issues.
Legal Research Information
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers an online class in how to conduct legal research.
Legal Research Links
The Council of California County Law Librarians offers a categorized list of links to state and national legal resources, including general research, laws, regulations, courts, forms, and rules.
Online Law Library Services
Several California law libraries provide staff for the AskNow law librarian service, which provides online answers to legal reference questions and referrals for further research.
Search California Traffic Safety Institute Traffic Schools
The California Traffic Safety Institute provides lists of classroom and home-study traffic schools, searchable by county.
Traffic and Motor Vehicle Information
The California Department of Motor Vehicles offers information about traffic laws, driver licenses, and vehicle registration.
Legal aid, free services, lawyer referral
San Francisco Justice & Diversity Center
The Justice & Diversity Center of the San Francisco Bar Association provides free legal clinics and other types of legal assistance to people who can't afford a lawyer.
San Francisco Lawyer Referrals
The Bar Association of San Francisco offers lawyer referrals by telephone and online.
San Francisco Public Defender
View information about the San Francisco Public Defender's office, which provides criminal defense services to eligible low-income defendants. Contacts, locations, and descriptions of services are included.
Bay Area Legal Assistance
View information about Bay Area Legal Aid, which provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara Counties. A legal advice hotline number and links to additional resources are included.
California Bar Association - Attorney Information and Discipline Records
The California Bar Association offers an attorney search by name or bar number and a search for legal specialists. Search results include contact information, date of bar admission, schools attended, and any public disciplinary records. Links to information about obtaining discipline records and the discipline system is included.
California Rural Legal Assistance
View information about California Rural Legal Assistance, which provides free legal assistance to low-income rural residents of approximately one third of California's counties. Most services involve civil rights, community development, education, health, housing, labor, and employment.
Find a Lawyer, Referral Services, and Complaint Procedures
The State Bar of California offers advice on how to find a lawyer, a search of its membership by name or bar number, and a search of lawyer referral services by county. It also provides instructions for filing a complaint against a lawyer, resolving a fee dispute, and applying for reimbursement for attorney misconduct.
Find Interpreters
The Judicial Council of California offers an online search of court interpreters by language spoken and county. Includes links to interpreter resources and an online search for medical interpreters.
Free and Low-Cost Legal Services Information
View information about sources of free and low-cost legal services, including court-based services, legal aid agencies, governmnent agencies, lawyer referral services, law schools, dispute resolution programs, and prepaid legal sevice plans.
Free Legal Help
LawHelp California offers a directory of California organizations that provide free and reduced-fee legal services. The directory can be searched by counties and cities served or an alphabetical list.
Limited-Scope Representation
View information about limited-scope representation, in which lawyers provide some services to self-represented parties for a smaller fee than full representation. Services may include advice about the case, representation on some issues in the case, document and evidence preparation, coaching, discovery, research, and other tasks as agreed.
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