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San Bernardino County Superior Court — Department S33 - Courtroom Jury/Bench Trial Rules and Court's Trial Orders

High confidence· verified October 7, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment S33 - Courtroom Jury/Bench Trial Rules and Court's Trial Orders, Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino; posted on the court's website at https://sanbernardino.courts.ca.gov/system/files/civil/s33courtroomrulesandorders.docx, fetched 2026-10-03.

Summary

Judge Tañada's courtroom jury and bench trial rules and trial orders for Department S33 (new information bolded, old information stricken): civility; openings; witness examination and objections; read backs; surnames; the well; approaching witnesses and staff; and the conduct of trial.

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California > Fourth Appellate District > San Bernardino County > Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino > Department S33

Source of truth

JUDGE TANADA'S COURTROOM JURY /BENCH TRIAL RULES AND COURT'S TRIAL ORDERS New information is bolded. Old information is stricken. 1. Counsel, witnesses and parties are to be civil and polite at all times towards opposing counsel, parties, witnesses, and court personnel. 2. Opening statements shall not be made in front of the jury box or in the well. 3. Upon the swearing-in of the witness, wait for

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: October 7, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-san-bernardino-2026-10-07

Reviewer note: Composed 2026-10-07 (California T4 San Bernardino build 2026-10-07) from BenchPath custody ca/t4/ca-san-bernardino/docs/civil/s33courtroomrulesandorders.docx (50850 bytes, sha256 b51909469102ddfd02de6d0134ea29cd320ec7440845bb53c0cbd575890582e0) with the Word-document reader (build/docx_compose.py; Word is never opened): the body's paragraphs, tables and text boxes in document order; the proof (every character of the document body accounted for) passes. Documented settings (whitespace-only or same-character changes; the proofs hold): 1 whitespace-only fix read on the page. Attached to Judge Stephanie J. Tañada: the document is Department S33's, and the court's Schedule of Assignments (effective October 1, 2026) places Judge Stephanie J. Tañada in Department S33. Review note: The Word file prints two readings a reader should know of, both published as printed: the signature line reads “Stephanie Tafiada” (the judge is Stephanie J. Tañada), and the closing notice reads “THESE ARE NOT THE COURT'S TRIAL SETTING ORDERS” while it gives notice under CCP 177.5 that failure to obey them will be sanctioned (the same notice in Departments R12 and S29 reads “THESE ARE NOW THE COURT'S TRIAL ORDERS”). A review task asks the court to confirm.