Department 502 (Probate) Guidelines for Parties Appearing… — San Diego County, CA · BenchPath

Department 502 (Probate) Guidelines for Parties Appearing Virtually for Trials and Evidentiary Hearings — Hon. Nadia J. Keilani

High confidence· verified September 28, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 502 (Probate) Guidelines for Parties Appearing Virtually for Trials and Evidentiary Hearings — Hon. Nadia J. Keilani, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego; linked from the Department 502 policies document (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sites/default/files/sdcourt/generalinformation/localrulesofcourt/rocdepartmentrules/dept_502_policies_and_procedures.pdf) at https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sites/default/files/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/SDCOURT/GENERALINFORMATION/LOCALRULESOFCOURT/ROCDEPARTMENTRULES/PROBATEDEPARTMENTPC3/guidelines%20for%20parties%20appearing.pdf, fetched 2026-09-28.

Summary

Guidelines linked from Department 502's probate policies for parties and witnesses appearing remotely at trials and evidentiary hearings: no audio-only testimony without a stipulation, each party arranging and paying for its own and its witnesses' video appearances, video quality sufficient to prevent coaching, exchange of pre-marked exhibits by 3 p.m. the court day before trial, exhibits for testifying witnesses, and keeping non-party virtual witnesses from hearing the rest of the trial.

Applies to

California > Fourth Appellate District > San Diego County > Superior Court of California, County of San Diego > Department 502

Source of truth

GUIDELINES FOR PARTIES APPEARING VIRTUALLY FOR TRIALS AND EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS The following procedures presumptively shall be followed for parties and witnesses appearing remotely for trials and evidentiary hearings absent further order of the Court: 1. No party or witness should testify by audio only or by telephone unless all parties stipulate that the testimony may be taken by audio only. 2. U

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego — local rules (Judicial Council index listing)
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 28, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-sd-2026-09-28

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