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Superior Court Judge · Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara
What applies in this courtroom
54 verified requirements may apply in this courtroom, by layer: 3 published by Judge Donna D. Geck · 38 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 4, Anacapa Division, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara
Judge, Appellate Division — Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara
3 verified rules specific to this judge's division, grouped by requirement category. 54 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 4's pre-trial order for civil jury trials: six (6) peremptory challenges a party and challenges for alternates, the six-pack procedure, alternate jurors, voir dire, daily jury fees, jury instructions, witness lists and the evidence binders within eighteen (18) hours, the statement of the case, deposition transcripts, time estimates, the order of proof and of closing argument, court etiquette, objections, court hours (Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.), witnesses, recordings, interpreters and Wheeler/Batson.
Department 4's pre-trial order for court trials: witness lists and the evidence binders, exhibit numbering (1 – 200 and 201 – 400) and custody of exhibits after judgment, use of exhibits, deposition transcripts, the time allocated to each party, the order of proof and of closing argument, court etiquette, objections, leading questions, court hours (Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.), witnesses, recordings and interpreters.
Department 4's order at the trial call: trial on a date certain at 9:00 am or trailing on 22 hours' notice, the subpoenaed persons ordered to return; the evidence binder table of contents, witness list, trial brief and in limine motions e-mailed to the court; the evidence binder's requirements; jury demands, CACI instructions and special instructions; the pre-trial order and the final trial estimate; and sanctions for non-compliance.
No judge-scoped deadlines on this tab. Deadlines are extracted only when the source rule text states them — we never infer or calculate dates the rule does not explicitly contain.
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last checked September 28, 2026
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Judge — Department 4, Anacapa Division, 1100 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbaracurrent
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assignment source →Judge, Appellate Division — Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbaracurrent
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