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No civil assessment is imposed in criminal cases where payments became delinquent between January 1 and May 31, 2026 (any imposed are commuted) or in traffic cases unadjudicated on June 15, 2026; from June 1, 2026 the imposition of civil assessments in criminal and traffic matters is suspended until further order.
California > Sixth Appellate District > Santa Clara County > Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara
[File stamp: FILED, JUN 15 2026, Clerk of the Court, Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, By: [signature], Deputy] SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA STANDING ORDER (1) STAY ON IMPOSITION OF CIVIL ASSESSMENTS IN DESIGNATED CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2026 AND MAY 31, 2026 AND UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC MATTERS; AND (2) INDEFINITE SUSPENSION OF IMPOSITION OF CIVIL ASSESSMENTS IN CRIMINAL AND TRAFFIC MATTERS STARTING JUNE 1, 2026 Due to the Court’s transition to a new agency for collection of fines and fees orders in Criminal matters, the Court shall not impose Civil Assessment in cases where payments became delinquent between January 1, 2026 and May 31, 2026. Any Civil Assessments imposed during this time period are ordered commuted. Any traffic cases which remain unadjudicated as of the date of this Order shall not have Civil Assessments imposed. After June 1, 2026, the Court hereby indefinitely suspends the imposition of Civil Assessments in cases filed in Criminal and Traffic matters. This suspension will remain in effect until further order of the Court. Date: 6/15/2026 [signature] Honorable Julie Emede Presiding Judge of the Superior Court
[File stamp: FILED, JUN 15 2026, Clerk of the Court, Superior Court of CA County of Santa Clara, By: [signature], Deputy] SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA STANDING ORDER (1) STAY ON IMPOSITION OF CIVIL ASSESSMENTS IN DESIGNATED CRIMINAL MATTERS BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2026 AND MAY 31, 2026 AND UNADJUDICATED TRAFFIC MATTERS; AND (2) INDEFINITE SUSPENSION OF IMPOSITION OF CIVIL ASSESSME
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-28 (California T3 Santa Clara build 2026-09-28) from BenchPath custody ca/t3/ca-santa-clara/divdocs/6-15-26-order-re-stay-imposition-civil-assmts.pdf (27669 bytes, sha256 98df6e83c272067c1aa5760e7a6f6b6625d110bb1e2402982243d2034ca503e1; 1 page) - the court's own posted PDF, a scan (any OCR text layer was not relied on): transcribed from the rendered page images, every page read against the image; a machine reading (RapidOCR) was used only as a second reader for a word-level diff, every difference classified (pleading line numbers, page numbers and the running footer omitted as chrome); every quotation mark, apostrophe and section sign checked in full-resolution crops; the file stamp and the signature are bracketed. The date is typed above the signature-block line (“Date: 6/15/2026”). Printed irregularities are kept as printed.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.