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Solano County Superior Court — Department 8 (Judge Wendy G. Getty) Standing Order for Use of ER in CU and CH Cases (dated 4/3/26)

High confidence· verified October 8, 2026Judge PreferencesDepartment 8 (Judge Wendy G. Getty) Standing Order for Use of ER in CU and CH Cases (dated 4/3/26), Superior Court of California, County of Solano; posted on the court's Setting Guide - Civil Court page (https://solano.courts.ca.gov/divisions/civil-court/setting-guide-civil-court) at https://solano.courts.ca.gov/system/files/form/dept-8-standing-order-authorizing-electronic-recording-cu-and-ch-matters-ensure-due-process-adopting-solano-findings.pdf, fetched 2026-10-09.

Summary

Department 8's standing order on electronic recording in unlimited civil (CU) and civil harassment (CH) cases: the findings on the statewide and national shortage of certified shorthand reporters (the California Trial Court Consortium report dated January 25, 2022) and on court reporter availability for the Solano County Superior Court - 14 full-time equivalent (FTE) CSR positions authorized, the policy of February 1, 2022 limiting court reporters to the matters it lists, its amendment after March 29, 2022, the equivalent of 9.2 reporters as of February 9, 2026 and the court's recruitment efforts; and the due process findings - in the absence of an available CSR, electronic reporting provides an adequate record, and due process requires that electronic reporting be utilized in the absence of a CSR.

Applies to

California > First Appellate District > Solano County > Superior Court of California, County of Solano > Department 8

Source of truth

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SOLANO In re Findings Concerning Availability of CSR Court Reporters for the Solano County Superior Court DEPARTMENT 8 STANDING ORDER FOR USE OF ER IN CU AND CH CASES I. FINDINGS A. STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF COURT REPORTERS As set forth in the report prepared by the California Trial Court Consortium (“CTCC”) dated January 25, 2022, entitled “The Caus

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of Solano — court website
Source health: Healthy · checked September 28, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: October 8, 2026benchpath-ca-t4-solano-2026-10-09

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