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San Mateo County Superior Court — Traffic Hearing Schedules / Court Appearances

High confidence· verified October 8, 2026Divisional InstructionsTraffic Hearing Schedules / Court Appearances, Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo; the court's web page https://sanmateo.courts.ca.gov/divisions/traffic/hearing-schedules-court-appearances, fetched 2026-10-08.

Summary

Appearances reserved in advance (no same-day walk-ins); no bail deposit for an arraignment or a court trial asked for at arraignment; arraignments Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. and court trials Tuesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Northern Branch; night court trials the first Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in Courtroom 4A of the Southern Branch.

Applies to

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

Requirement

Sign up for Court Date Text Reminders How to Schedule Traffic Court Appearances If you have to go to traffic court, you must schedule your court appearance in advance. Same-day walk-ins are not available. You may reserve a court date over the phone with a court clerk. Reserve early as space is limited. Note that you do NOT have to deposit bail: when asking for an arraignment hearing, or when asking for a court trial at your arraignment. Court Appearances with an Officer Present Refer to the How to Take Care of your Traffic Citation/Ticket section of our website for more information if you wish to plead not guilty without appearing in person. Hours and Locations The Traffic Division is Monday - Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Hearing schedules are shown in the table below. Traffic Division Address Northern Branch: Traffic Division, 1050 Mission Road, Southern San Francisco, CA 94080 Arraignments Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. at the Northern Branch (except holidays) Court Trials (Note: All court trials are pre-calendared.) Tuesday and Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Northern Branch (except holidays) Night Court Trials The first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in Courtroom 4A at the Southern Branch, Traffic Division, 400 County Center, Redwood City CA 94063. (except holidays) If you are asking for a night court hearing, you may need to pay your bail amount or amount due in advance. Ask the clerk for the procedures for requesting night court trials.

Source of truth

Sign up for Court Date Text Reminders How to Schedule Traffic Court Appearances If you have to go to traffic court, you must schedule your court appearance in advance. Same-day walk-ins are not available. You may reserve a court date over the phone with a court clerk. Reserve early as space is limited. Note that you do NOT have to deposit bail: when asking for an arraignment hearing, or when askin

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Mateo — court website
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