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Orange County Superior Court — Department C23 (Hon. David J. Hesseltine): Policies and Procedures

High confidence· verified September 29, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment C23 (Hon. David J. Hesseltine): Policies and Procedures, Superior Court of California, County of Orange; linked from the court's Unlimited Civil Courtroom Schedule & Requirements web application (https://voypubapps.occourts.org/civil-calendar), at https://www.occourts.org/directory/civil/limited-unlimited-civil/calendars/civil/genpolicy/hesseltine/procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-29.

Summary

Judge David J. Hesseltine's policies for Department C23 (Central Justice Center): calendar (trial call Monday 9:00 a.m. with trials Tuesday through Thursday; law and motion Thursday 2:00 p.m.; ex parte Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m.; settlement conferences Friday 9:00 a.m. in person; case management, order to show cause, ADR and status conferences Monday 9:30 a.m. remotely); general procedures (remote versus in-person proceedings and public access, court reporters, stipulations and orders in Word, case management and settlement conferences); and trial procedures (the joint exhibit list format, the seven-pack jury selection method, multiple counsel).

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > Orange County > Superior Court of California, County of Orange > Department C23

Source of truth

Superior Court of California County of Orange HONORABLE DAVID J. HESSELTINE DEPARTMENT C23 CLERK: Richard Burns COURTROOM ATTENDANT: Donald Muldoon CENTRAL JUSTICE CENTER 700 CIVIC CENTER DRIVE WEST SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 92701 (657) 622-5223 www.occourts.org Welcome to Department C23! To facilitate your case’s orderly progress, the court expects you to follow the procedures and guidelines set fort

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Orange — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 29, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-orange-2026-09-29

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-29 (California T3 Orange build 2026-09-29) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-orange/dept/C23__directory__civil__limited-unlimited-civil__calendars__civil__genpolicy__hesseltine__procedures.pdf (2561246 bytes, sha256 6b46b2c891212f4d48b41750be7aacec0bebd258240ca4f97ad43d5e9c6cd3cf; 11 pages) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan: transcribed by eye from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a local machine reading (RapidOCR) served only as a second reader for a word-level diff, every difference classified and checked on the page; every quotation mark, apostrophe and dash checked in full-resolution crops; file stamps, handwritten dates and pages not transcribed are recorded in bracketed notes; printed irregularities are kept as printed. Attached to Judge David J. Hesseltine: the document names the judicial officer, and the court's Judicial Officers page lists Judge David J. Hesseltine in Department C23.