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January 10, 2019:
PUBLIC NOTICE: SB Superior Court Seeking Public Comment on Proposed Budget FY 2018-19
November 8, 2018:
PRESS RELEASE: SANTA BARBARA VETERANS TREATMENT COURT GRADUATION
October 5, 2018:
PRESS RELEASE: SANTA MARIA VETERANS TREATMENT COURT RECOGNIZED BY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
NOTICE: September 19, 2018:
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES ELECT GUSTAVO E. LAVAYEN AS ASSISTANT PRESIDING JUDGE
NOTICE: September 17, 2018:
News Release: Demolition Work to Start on Location for New Santa Barbara Criminal Courthouse
NOTICE: September 11, 2018:
Proposed changes to Local Rules of Court and new proposed Court Forms.
NOTICE: July 25, 2018:
Stephen Foley has accepted the position as the 1058 Court Commissioner
NOTICE: April 10, 2018:
WATCHDOGS WANTED: SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT SEEKING GRAND JURY VOLUNTEERS
NOTICE: February 8, 2018:
The 2018-19 Civil Grand Juror Application available now! Applications due May 4, 2018.
NOTICE: January 21, 2018:
The 101 is open and the Court will have regular operations beginning Monday January 22, 2018.
NOTICE: January 2, 2018:
ATTORNEY PORTAL: One Time Registration and Requesting Attorney Access
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Civil
A civil matter involves a lawsuit in which one party sues another to recover money, real property or personal property, to enforce a contract or an obligation, to co/llect damages for injury or to protect some civil right.
Criminal
Criminal cases range from relatively minor offenses such as traffic infractions to serious ones such as robbery and murder.
Family Law
Superior Court has programs that provide limited services in family law: Family Court Services and Family Law Facilitator
Juvenile
In California, as in all states, there is a separate court system for persons under the age of 18, who are known as minors or juveniles. The juvenile courts have the ability to intervene in three different types of circumstances: Delinquency, Status Offenders, Dependent Children.
Small Claims
Small Claims is a court where you can exercise your rights to resolve a dispute that do not exceed $10,000 and are resolved quickly and inexpensively with relatively simple and informal rules.
Traffic/Minor Offenses
Violations of traffic laws, municipal code violations and county ordinances are heard in Traffic Court.
Jury Services
The right to trial by a jury is the privilege of every person in the United States. This right is guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Jurors are essential to the administration of justice.
Locations & Contact Information
Courthouses:
Santa Barbara | CIVIL: (805) 882-4520 CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC: (805) 568-3959 |
Santa Maria | CIVIL: (805) 614-6414 CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC: (805) 346-7550 |
Lompoc | CIVIL: (805) 737-5452 CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC: (805) 737-7789 |
Solvang | (805) 686-5040 |
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The mission of our Court is to protect constitutional rights and liberties, apply the law equally, resolve disputes, and reconcile relationships in a fair and timely manner.