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Superior Court Judge · Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
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100 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 4 published by Judge David A. Silberman · 83 county-wide · 0 circuit-wide · 13 statewide. Only the judge's own rules are specific to this courtroom; the other layers apply by court, county and state scope, and a court- or case-specific order can displace them.
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Judge — Department 11 (Civil Trial Judge), Central Court, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo
On this assignment since August 3, 2026
4 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 100 total requirements apply in this courtroom across all layers — the Full Premium Report assembles the complete stack.
No judge-level deadline on record runs shorter than a statewide deadline with the same trigger. The sentinel compares quoted timing across every published rule scoped to this judge on each visit — a clean result today is re-earned tomorrow.
Department 11 (Central Court): ex partes Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. (e-filed under Local Rule 3.500) and the dates he is unavailable; communications and courtesy copies (documents over five pages in hard copy); complex law and motion Mondays at 3:00 p.m. (a date from the department, briefing complete three weeks before); informal discovery conferences (Local Rule 3.700); TSC/CMCs Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.; the pretrial orders and the standard motions in limine deemed filed and granted; pretrial conferences; trial days; proposed orders (California Rule of Court 3.1312); Zoom appearances and credentials.
Department 11's Case Management Order No. 1 for complex cases: general matters (familiarity with the Local Rules, the California Rules of Court (CRC) and the Deskbook on the Management of Complex Civil Litigation; the California Attorney Guidelines of Civility and Professionalism; continuances discouraged; notice of settlement); filings and correspondence (e-filing and electronic service; copies to complexcivil@sanmateocourt.org; e-mail correspondence to the department); case management conferences, conducted by the Court rather than the Civil Commissioner, with an e-mail service list and a joint statement in place of Judicial Council Form CM-110; ex parte applications; discovery (meet and confer in person or by videoconference; informal discovery conferences); law and motion (briefing schedules, courtesy copies, proposed orders under rule 3.1312, motions to seal, discovery motions without the separate statement of rule 3.1345); settlement conferences and mediations; and miscellaneous provisions (recording prohibited; court reporters).
Department 11's pretrial order for court trials: serve (but not file) proposed motions in limine, witness lists and exhibit lists at least 42 days before the Pretrial Conference; meet and confer at least 35 days before; file and serve motions in limine and oppositions at least 21 days before; file the joint pretrial conference statement and one set of binders (witness and exhibit lists, the motions in limine and oppositions, deposition designations and objections) at least 14 days before; the Pretrial Conference at least 14 days before the Trial Date; and at least three (3) sets of trial exhibits in binders and on a thumb drive at least 14 days before the Trial Date; then motions in limine, witness lists, trial exhibits (numbered 1, 2, 3, without letters), the meet and confer, the pretrial conference statement and the Pretrial Conference.
Department 11's pretrial order for jury trials: serve (but not file) proposed motions in limine, jury instructions, verdict forms, witness lists and exhibit lists at least 42 days before the Pretrial Conference; meet and confer at least 35 days before; file and serve motions in limine and oppositions at least 21 days before; file the joint pretrial conference statement and one set of binders (jury instructions, verdict forms, voir dire and any juror questionnaire, the statement of the case, witness and exhibit lists, the motions in limine, deposition designations) at least 14 days before; the Pretrial Conference at least 14 days before the Trial Date; and at least three (3) sets of trial exhibits in binders and on a thumb drive at least 14 days before the Trial Date; then motions in limine, jury instructions, verdict forms, voir dire and any jury questionnaire, the proposed statement of the case, witness lists and the rest of the order's requirements.
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last checked September 28, 2026
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Judge — Department 11 (Civil Trial Judge), Central Court, 800 North Humboldt St., San Mateo, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateocurrent
August 3, 2026 — present
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