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Fresno Superior Courthouse Downtown Location
1100 Van Ness Avenue
Fresno, CA 93724-0002
General Information Telephone: (559) 488-2708

Hours:
Courthouse: 8AM - 5PM
Clerk's Office: 8AM - 4PM

Department / Courthouse Location Judge / Commissioner Phone Number
Area Code (559)
Assignment
Courtrooms – Downtown Location
Dept. 1 B-2 Level Brant Bramer 488-3503 Misdemeanor Arraignments: Mon. - Wed.
Jury Trial: Thursday and Friday
Dept. 2 B-2 Level Jonathan B. Conklin 488-3636 Felony Calendar
Dept. 3 B-2 Level Pro Tems 488-3393 Small Claims: Tues. & Wed.
Family Law: Friday
Dept 10 B-1 Level Nancy Cisneros 488-3067 Traffic
Dept. 11 B-1 Level Kent Hamlin 488-3392 Felony Calendar
Dept. 12 B-1 Level Brian Arax 488-3434 Misdemeanor Calendar
Dept. 13 B-1 Level Kristi Culver Kapetan 488-3457 Misdemeanor Arraignments: Mon. - Wed.
Jury Trial: Thursday and Friday
Dept. 20 2nd Floor Mary Dolas 488-2937 Drug Court
Dept. 21 2nd Floor Robert H. Oliver 488-3459 Trials
Dept. 22 2nd Floor Glenda Allen-Hill 488-3461 Family Law
Dept. 23 2nd Floor Kimberly Nystrom-Geist 488-3463 Family Law
Dept. 30 3rd Floor Houry Sanderson 488-3508 Felony Calendar
Dept. 31 3rd Floor Rosendo Pena 488-3451 Felony Calendar
Dept. 32 3rd Floor Jon Kapetan 488-3622 Felony Calendar
Dept. 33 3rd Floor Denise Whitehead 488-3060 Felony Trials
Dept. 34 3rd Floor Retired Judges 488-3037 General Trials
Dept. 50 5th Floor Edward Sarkisian, Jr. 488-3595 Trials
Dept. 51 5th Floor David C. Kalemkarian 488-3592 Family Law / Presiding
Dept. 52 5th Floor Carlos Cabrera 488-3589 General Trials
Dept. 53 5th Floor Gary Orozco 488-3586 Trials
Dept. 54 5th Floor Wayne R. Ellison 488-3583 Trials
Dept. 60 6th Floor John Vogt 488-3580 Trials
Dept. 61 6th Floor Don Penner 488-3577 Misdemeanor Calendar
Dept. 62 6th Floor W. Kent Levis 488-3578 Trials
Dept. 70 7th Floor Hilary A. Chittick 488-3625 Presiding Judge
Dept. 71 7th Floor Gary D. Hoff 488-1915 Trials / Presiding Felony Calendar
Dept. 72 7th Floor James Oppliger 488-2816
Dept. 73 7th Floor M. Bruce Smith 488-1917 General Trials / Misdemeanor Presiding
Dept. 74 7th Floor Mark Snauffer 488-1918 General Trials
Courtrooms – Family Support 2220 Tulare Street
Dept. 90 B-1 Level Rhonda Duncan 488-3345 Family Support Division
Dept. 91 B-1 Level Phillip Silva 488-2886 Family Support Division
Courtrooms – Jail Annex 1225 M. Street
Dept. 95   Jeff Bird 262-4013 Domestic Violence
Dept. 96   Arlan Harrell 262-4498 Domestic Violence
Courtrooms – Civil Court 2317 Tuolumne Street
Dept. 97A   Adolfo Corona 497-4172 Civil
Dept. 97B   Donald Black 497-4176 Civil
Dept. 97C   Alan Simpson 497-4180 Civil / Presiding
Dept. 97D   Donald Franson, Jr. 497-4185 Civil
Dept. 97E   Pro-Tem 497-4188 Civil
Courtrooms – Dependency Court 1255 Fulton Mall
Dept. 98A – Probate   Debra J. Kazanjian 488-2617 Probate
Dept. 98B – Civil Law & Motion, Misc.   James Petrucelli 488-2599 Civil Limited Law & Motion , TRO's - Tues. & Thurs., PC 1000 - Monday, UD Calendar - Tues., Small Claims Default Court Trials - Wednesday
Dept. 98C – Juvenile Dependency   Jane Cardoza 488-2610 Juvenile Dependency
Dept. 98 D – Juvenile Dependency   Jamileh Schwartzbart 488-3780 Juvenile Dependency
Courtrooms – Juvenile Delinquency 742 S. Tenth Street
Dept. 99A   David Gottlieb 455-5230 Juvenile Delinquency / Presiding
Dept. 99B   Martin Suits 455-5050 Juvenile Delinquency
Dept. 99C   Timothy A. Kams 455-5049 Juvenile Delinquency
Dept. 99D   Closed until further notice 455-5296
Outlying Courthouses
Clovis
Division
1011 Fifth Street
Clovis, CA 93612
Greg Fain (559) 299-4964 Misc. Criminal, Traffic, Civil and Small Claims
Coalinga Division
160 W. Elm Street
Coalinga, CA 93210
Alvin Harrell, III (559) 935-2017 Misc. Criminal, Traffic, Civil and Small Claims
Firebaugh Division
1325 "O" Street
Firebaugh, CA 93622
D. Tyler Tharpe (559) 659-2011 Misc. Criminal, Traffic, Civil and Small Claims
Fowler
Division
127 E. Merced Street
Fowler, CA 93625
D. Tyler Tharpe (559) 834-3215 Misc. Traffic, Civil and Small Claims
Kerman Division
719 Madera Avenue
Kerman, CA 93630
James Petrucelli (559) 846-7371 Misc. Criminal, Traffic, Civil and Small Claims
Kingsburg Division
1600 California Street
Kingsburg, CA 93631
Jeff Hamilton (559) 897-2241 Misc. Criminal
Reedley Division
815 "G" Street
Reedley, CA 93654
Dale Ikeda (559) 638-3114 Misc. Criminal, Traffic, Civil and Small Claims
Sanger Division
619 "N" Street
Sanger, CA 93657
Dale Ikeda (559) 876-6000 Small Claims and Traffic
Selma
Division
2424 McCall
Selma, CA 93662
D. Tyler Tharpe (559) 891-3120 Small Claims and Traffic