Civil & Probate Tentative Rulings
Notice: Effective Thursday, August 20, 2026, Judge Peterson will be assigned to the Complex Division. All Department 19 complex cases will now be reassigned to Judge Peterson in Department 8 at Downtown Superior Court.
Tentative Rulings
Prior to the scheduled hearing of a Law and Motion, Complex Civil Litigation, or a Discovery matter, the Court may issue a tentative ruling.
The tentative ruling becomes the order of the court and no hearing is held unless one of the parties contests the tentative by complying with the California Rules of Court and Civil Local Rule 8E or Probate Local Rule 2A.
Tentative rulings for certain departments are available on this website. To access the tentative rulings, click the department number or the judge's name below for more details. Please note: Only the departments listed below are currently posting tentative rulings.
Tentative rulings will be accessible on the Department pages linked below, after 2:00 p.m. on the court day preceding the scheduled hearing.
| Department | Judge | Rulings | Scheduled Hearings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept. 1 | Eunice W. Lee | Civil Law and Motion | Tuesdays & Thursdays |
| Dept. 2 | Amber Rosen | Probate Law and Motion | Mondays & Thursdays |
| Dept. 6 | Rafael Sivilla-Jones | Civil Law and Motion | Tuesdays & Thursdays |
| Dept. 8 | Elizabeth C. Peterson | Complex Civil Litigation | Wednesdays |
| Dept. 10 | Jeffrey El-Hajj | Civil Law and Motion | Tuesdays & Thursdays |
| Dept. 11 | Mark Flanagan | Civil Law and Motion | Wednesdays & Fridays |
| Dept. 12 | Nahal Iravani-Sani | Civil Law and Motion | Wednesdays & Fridays |
| Dept. 13 | Daniel T. Nishigaya | Probate Law and Motion | Wednesdays & Fridays |
| Dept. 16 | Vincent I. Parrett | Civil Law and Motion | Wednesdays & Fridays |
| Dept. 22 | Beth McGowan | Complex Civil Litigation | Thursdays |
Advance Case Status Reports for Probate Cases on the General Probate and Administration of Estate Calendars can be found by clicking here.