Court Calendar
Judicial Assignments
Merced Superior Court operates as a Direct Calendar. Judicial Officers are assigned for all purposes at the time of filing, unless otherwise ordered, by courtroom as follows:
| Court Room | Case Type(s) | Judicial Officer |
|---|---|---|
| CR 1 | Felony Criminal | Judge Monika Donabed |
| CR 2 | Felony Criminal | Judge Brian McCabe |
| CR 3 | Criminal Specialty, Collaborative Courts, Misdemeanor Jury Trials | Judge Paul Lo |
| CR 4 | Misdemeanor Criminal, Family Law DCSS | Commissioner Donald Shaver |
| CR 5 | Misdemeanor Criminal | Judge Ashley Albertoni Sausser |
| CR 6 | Felony Criminal | Judge Steven Slocum |
| CR 7 | Family Law (Non-DCSS) | Judge Chamandeep Johal |
| CR 8 | Unlimited Civil | Judge Stephanie Jamieson |
| CR 9 | Traffic, Limited Civil, Small Claims | Commissioner David Foster |
| CR 10 | Juvenile Dependency (W&I 300), Conservatorship, Guardianship, Probate | Judge Mark Bacciarini |
| CR 11 | Juvenile Justice (W&I 602) | Judge Mason Brawley |
| CR 12 | Los Banos Misdemeanor and Felony Criminal, Traffic, Limited Civil, Small Claims, Probate | Judge Jennifer Trimble |
| CR 13 | Family Law, Civil, Criminal | Vacant |
General Order: Judicial Assignments for all Purposes
Court Calendar
Court Calendar - Effective June 1, 2026
Honorable Monika Donabed
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Felony Criminal
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Pre-Prelim
1:30 PM - Prelim
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Call
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
*SVP Calendar (W&I 6600) - 3rd Thursday of the month
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Honorable Brian McCabe
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Felony Criminal
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Pre-Prelim
1:30 PM - Prelim
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Calls
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Honorable Paul Lo
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Criminal Specialty, Collaborative Courts, & Misdemeanor Jury Trials
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - *VOP PT / Contested Hearing - Except the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month
*Mental Health Diversion Court Staffing - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month
10:00 AM - *Mental Health Diversion Court - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month
1:15 PM - *Appellate Calendar - 4th Monday of the month
2:30 PM - Video Arraignments
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - *Behavioral Health CT Staffing - Except the 3rd Tuesday of the month
*Veterans Court Staffing - 3rd Tuesday of the month
10:00 AM - *Veterans Court - 3rd Tuesday of the month
*Behavioral Health Treatment Court - Except the 3rd Tuesday of the month
1:30 PM - Jury Trial
2:00 PM - *Homeless Court - Last Tuesday of the month
2:30 PM - Video Arraignments
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - VOP / PRCS / Arraignments & PT
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Ongoing
2:30 PM - Video Arraignments
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - VOP / PRCS / Parole Arraignments & PT
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Ongoing
2:30 PM - Video Arraignments
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Drug Court Staffing
10:00 AM - Drug Court
1:30 PM - Jury Trial Ongoing
2:30 PM - Video Arraignments
Commissioner Donald Shaver
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Misdemeanor Criminal & Family Law DCSS
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
9:30 AM - Pre-Trials
1:30 PM - DCSS - Short Cause
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - *Arraignments - Except the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
9:00 AM - *DCSS -Short Cause - Except the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
10:00 AM - *Domestic Violence - Except the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
1:30 PM - *DCSS Contempt / Work Search - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
9:00 AM - DCSS - Short Cause
10:00 AM - Domestic Violence
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
9:00 AM - DCSS - Short Cause
10:00 AM - Domestic Violence
1:30 PM - DCSS - Long Cause
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
10:00 AM - Contested Hearings
Honorable Ashley Albertoni Sausser
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Misdemeanor Criminal
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
1:30 PM - Pre-Trials (odds)
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Call
1:30 PM - Jury Trial
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial Ongoing
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial Ongoing
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Contested Hearings / Readiness
10:00 AM - Special Set Video Conference
1:30 PM - Pre-Trials (evens)
Honorable Steven Slocum
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Felony Criminal
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Pre-Prelim
1:30 PM - Prelim
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial Call
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Arraignments / Law & Motion
10:00 AM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
1:30 PM - Jury Trial / Prelims Ongoing
Honorable Chamandeep Johal
Charles Ogletree Jr. Courthouse - Merced
Family Law (Non-DCSS)
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Ex Parte & Non-DCSS Short Cause
11:00 AM - Settlement Conference
1:30 PM - Non-DCSS Short Cause
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - *Ex Parte & Non-DCSS Short Cause - Except the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
*Settlemetn Conference - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
9:30 AM - *Settlement Conference - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
11:00 AM - *Settlement Conference - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
1:30 PM - Non-DCSS Short Cause
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Non-DCSS Short Cause (Court)
1:30 PM - Ex Parte & Non-DCSS Long Cause
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Ex Parte & Non-DCSS Long Cause
1:30 PM - Non-DCSS Long Cause
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Ex Parte & Non-DCSS Short Cause
Honorable Stephanie Jamieson
Old Main Courthouse - Merced
Unlimited Civil
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Law & Motion
9:00 AM - MSC
10:00 AM - CMC
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Short Cause Court Trials
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Law & Motion
9:00 AM - Trial Call - Jury Trials / Long Cause Court Trials
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
Wednesday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Law & Motion
9:00 AM - MSC
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Law & Motion
9:00 AM - MSC
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Law & Motion
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
Commissioner David Foster
Old Main Courthouse - Merced
Traffic, Limited Civil, Small Claims
Monday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Traffic Arraignments
10:00 AM - Small Claims PT / Arbitration
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Limited Civil
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Traffic Arraignments
10:00 AM - Small Claims
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Traffic / F&G Trials
Wednesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Traffic Arraignments
10:00 AM - Limited Civil
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Limited Civil Long Cause CT
5:00 PM - *Small Claims (Night Court) - 2nd Wednesday of the month
Thursday Calendar:
8:30 AM - Traffic Arraignments
10:00 AM - Limited Civil
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - *Juvenile Traffic - 1st Thursday of the month
*Traffic Arraignments - Except 1st Thursday of the month
Friday Calendar:
8:30 AM - *CMS - Limited Civil - 1st and 2nd Friday of the month
*Dismissals - 3rd Friday of the month
*CMC-Coll. - 4th Friday of the month
10:00 AM - Small Claims
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Traffic / F&G Trials
Honorable Mark Bacciarini
Old Main Courthouse - Merced
Probate, Juvenile Dependency (W&I 300s)
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Probate - Short Cause
8:30 AM - W & I 300
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Contested Probate
*Contested County - 3rd Monday of the month
LPS Conservatorships
Tuesday Calendar:
8:30 AM - W & I 300 Contested (All Day)
**No Ex Parte matters to be set**
Wednesday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Probate - Short Cause
8:30 AM - W & I 300
9:00 AM - W & I 300 - Short Cause Contested
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Contested Probate
Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Probate - Short Cause
8:30 AM - W & I 300
9:00 AM - W & I 300 - Short Cause Contested
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Probate - Short Cause
8:30 AM - Conserv. / 300 Detentions
9:00 AM - Adoptions
9:30 AM - Probate - Auction Sales
10:00 AM - W & I 300 Drug Court
11:30 AM - CARE Court
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
Honorable Mason Brawley
Juvenile Justice Center - Sandy Mush Road
Juvenile Delinquency (W & I 602s)
Monday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Arr. and Detentions
Misdemeanor Juvenile Traffic
10:00 AM - Placement Review
2:00 PM - *School Attendance Court Staffing - 2nd Monday of the month
3:00 PM - *Behavioral Health Court - 1st and 3rd Monday of the month
*School Attendance Court - 2nd Monday of the month
Tuesday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Dispo. /Misc. Hearings
10:00 AM - Contested Hearings
1:30 PM - Contested Hearings
Wednesday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Pretrial / Dispo / Misc. Hearings
10:00 AM - Contested Hearings
1:30 PM - Contested Hearings
Thursday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Dispo / Misc. Hearings
10:00 AM - Contested Hearings
1:30 PM - Contested Hearings
Friday Calendar:
8:15 AM - Pretrial / Dispo / Misc. Hearings
10:00 AM - Contested Hearings
1:30 PM - Contested Hearings
Honorable Jennifer Trimble
The Robert M. Falasco Justice Center - Los Banos
Criminal, Traffic
Monday Calendar:
8:00 AM - Walk-Ins / Arraignments
9:30 AM - *Mental Health Diversion Court Staffing - 2nd Monday of the month
10:00 AM - *F & G Court Trials / Misdemeanor 1538 / Long Cause Motions - Except the 2nd Monday of the month
*Mental Health Diversion Court - 2nd Monday of the month
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Pre-Trials
Tuesday Calendar:
8:00 AM - Walk-Ins / Arraignments
9:00 AM - Probate
10:00 AM - Traffic Court Trial
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings / Guardianships
1:30 PM - Civil L & M / Name Change Petitions
2:00 PM - Civil - Unlawful Detainers
Wednesday Calendar:
8:00 AM - Arraignments
9:30 AM - Pre-Prelim / Felony Motions / TSC's / Arr. on Info
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Prelims / Felony Motions
Thursday Calendar:
8:00 AM - Walk-Ins / Arraignments
9:00 AM - Probate
10:00 AM - Traffic Court Trials
11:00 AM - Restraining Orders
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings / Guardianships
1:30 PM - *Small Claims - Except the 1st Thursday of the month
*Juvenile Traffic - 1st Thursday of the month
Friday Calendar:
8:00 AM - Arraignments
9:30 AM - Pre-Prelim / Felony Motions / TSC's / Arr. on Info.
1:15 PM - Ex Parte Hearings
1:30 PM - Prelims / Felony Motions
The Robert M. Falasco Justice Center - Los Banos
Civil, Family Law
Monday Calendar:
None
Tuesday Calendar: (ALL HEARINGS HEARD BY VIDEO IN COURTROOM 4)
8:30 AM - *Family Law Non-DCSS Short Cause - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
1:30 PM - *DCSS Short Cause - 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month
Wednesday Calendar:
1:30 PM - Criminal Overflows
Thursday Calendar:
None
Friday Calendar:
None