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Orange County Criminal Division 82-7 has no sitting judge through July 26, 2026. Judge Heather G. Guarch takes it on July 27, moving out of County Civil 73-6. The Division 82 guidelines still on the court's website were written by Judge Mark S. Miller, who is no longer on this bench.
Applies to Orange County Criminal Division 82-7 and Orange County Civil Division 73-6, Ninth Judicial Circuit.
Under controlling AO 2025-13-04 (effective July 10, 2026), Orange County Criminal Division 82-7 is assigned to "Judge TBD" through July 26, 2026, and to Judge Heather G. Guarch effective July 27, 2026. Guarch holds County Civil Division 73-6 only through July 26, 2026; 73-6 then becomes "Judge TBD." The court's website continues to host a "Judge Mark S. Miller" Division 82 guidelines PDF dated 5-20-25; Judge Miller does not appear on the current judges directory, his profile URL returns 404, and the legacy path /judges/orange-county/mark-steven-miller redirects to the Division 82-7 vacancy card. Do not rely on that PDF as current Division 82 guidance. Confirm the presiding judge before noticing any Division 82 or Division 73 matter set on or after July 27, 2026.
Judge TBD 82-7 (effective until July 26, 2026) / Judge Heather G. Guarch 82-7 (effective July 27, 2026)
G-2026-045-SC required anyone using generative AI to disclose it on the face of the filing and add a scripted certification, on pain of striking, denial of relief or monetary penalties. Rule 2.515(d)(2) and AOSC26-12 preempted it on June 15, 2026, so it could not be enforced — and by August 16, 2026 the Seventh Circuit had removed the order from its published register (no rescission instrument appears there). BenchPath holds the hashed capture as the historical record.
3 verbatim requirements on divisional requirements in ANDREW L. SIEGEL's division.