Department 72 Policies and Procedures — Hon. Marcella O. McLaughlin (Central – Hall of Justice; revised June 18, 2025)

High confidence· verified September 28, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 72 Policies and Procedures — Hon. Marcella O. McLaughlin (Central – Hall of Justice; revised June 18, 2025), Superior Court of California, County of San Diego; linked from the court's Judges and Departments page (https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/judgeassignments) at https://www.sdcourt.ca.gov/sites/default/files/sdcourt/generalinformation/localrulesofcourt/rocdepartmentrules/department72/Department_72_Policies_and_Procedures.pdf, fetched 2026-09-28.

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Policies and procedures of Department 72 (Central – Hall of Justice civil, Judge Marcella O. McLaughlin), revised June 18, 2025: courtroom and calendar contacts, the department's advance trial review order, continuances, protective orders and motions to seal, and guidelines for remote appearances of witnesses at trial.

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Department 72 Policies and Procedures - Honorable Marcella O. McLaughlin Central - Hall of Justice Rev. June 18, 2025 Honorable Marcella O. McLaughlin, Presiding Phone Numbers: Courtroom: (619) 450-7072 Calendar: (619) 450-7006 - Phone hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. 1. Ex Parte. Ex parte appearances are scheduled on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 am, by reservation only. Before noon on the day prio

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: June 18, 2025
Last verified: September 28, 2026benchpath-ca-t3-sd-2026-09-28

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