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San Francisco County Superior Court — Notice: Changes in the Asbestos Department (effective May 04, 2026)

High confidence· verified October 8, 2026Divisional InstructionsNotice: Changes in the Asbestos Department (effective May 04, 2026), Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco; posted on the court's Asbestos Department page (https://sf.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-division/asbestos-department) at https://sf.courts.ca.gov/system/files/general/asbestos-public-notice-may-04-2026_0.pdf, fetched 2026-10-08.

Summary

All asbestos calendars in Department 502 and the master calendar jury asbestos in Department 206 (Mondays at 11:15a.m.) of the Civil Center Courthouse: asbestos motions, including discovery, Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.; ex parte hearings by CourtCall only, Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m., reserved for Courtroom 345; order to show cause conferences on the 1st Thursday of the month at 9:00 a.m.; trial setting conferences on the 3rd Thursday, bimonthly beginning every February, at 1:30 p.m.; case management conferences under preference orders Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.; default hearings, minor's compromise and apportionment, and informal discovery conferences on dates from the clerk at 415-551-3768; settlement conference information from ADRCoordinator@sftc.org; and asbestos filings labeled under the Local Rules.

Applies to

California > First Appellate District > San Francisco County > Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco

Requirement

Superior Court of California County of San Francisco NOTICE Changes in the Asbestos Department Effective May 04, 2026 All ASBESTOS Calendars will be heard in Department 502 and the MASTER CALENDAR JURY ASBESTOS will be heard in Department 206 of the Civil Center Courthouse. For ASBESTOS MSC INFORMATION (for Non-Preference Cases Only) Contact ADRCoordinator@sftc.org Master Calendar Jury Asbestos: • Mondays at 11:15a.m. in Department 206 Asbestos Motions (Including Asbestos Discovery) (In-person or ZOOM): • Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. in Department 502. Asbestos Ex Parte Hearings (CourtCall Only, reserve for Courtroom 345) • Tuesdays at 11:00 a.m. Asbestos Order to Show Cause Conference: • 1st Thursday of the month (monthly) at 9:00 a.m. in Department 502. Asbestos Trial Setting Conference: • 3rd Thursday of the month (bimonthly beginning every February) at 1:30 p.m. in Department 502. Asbestos CMC pursuant to Preference Orders (In-person or Zoom): • Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. in Department 502. Asbestos Default Hearings (In-person or Zoom): • Contact Clerk for date at 415-551-3768. Asbestos Minor’s Comp and Apportionment (In-person or Zoom): • Contact Clerk for date at 415-551-3768. Asbestos Informal Discovery Conference (In-person Only): • Contact Clerk for date at 415-551-3768. Department 502 Contact Information Honorable Victor Hwang, Judge of Superior Court of California Clerk: 415-551-3768 Asbestos E-mail: AsbestosDepartment@sftc.org Pursuant to the Local Rules, parties to label all Asbestos filings accordingly.

Source of truth

Superior Court of California County of San Francisco NOTICE Changes in the Asbestos Department Effective May 04, 2026 All ASBESTOS Calendars will be heard in Department 502 and the MASTER CALENDAR JURY ASBESTOS will be heard in Department 206 of the Civil Center Courthouse. For ASBESTOS MSC INFORMATION (for Non-Preference Cases Only) Contact ADRCoordinator@sftc.org Master Calendar Jury Asbestos: •

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: May 4, 2026
Last verified: October 8, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-san-francisco-2026-10-08

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