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Evening with the Civil Bench

October 28, 2026 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (PDT)

Description

Join the Santa Clara County Superior Court Civil Supervising Judge and Case Managers for our annual live in-person discussion on civil practice in Santa Clara County. Our discussion will cover topics of interest to civil litigation practitioners on navigating civil practice in Santa Clara County with ex parte applications, default judgments, law and motion, trials and much more. This year, the court added new case managers. Topics to be covered include:

*State of the civil division

*How, what and when to file ex parte applications.

*Trial Continuances-Can I get them?

*Virtual versus in-person hearings: What are my options?

*State of the Law and Motion Calendar.

*Case Management Conference versus Trial Setting Conference

*Case managers’ philosophy on law and motion matters.

*Informal discovery conference program-who is using them and why?

*Trial Setting Conferences-Date certain and why so far out?

*Mandatory settlement conferences—how are they being conducted? Who conducts them?

*Where is my default application?

*Civil jury trials-how are they proceeding? Are they going out on time? What is a calendar call?

These topics and more will be covered in this always interesting and informative annual bench/bar dialogue. Don’t be left in the dark on how to effectively represent your clients in Santa Clara County!

Panelists:

Hon. Shella Deen, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Hon. Jeffrey El-Hajj, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Hon. Mark Flanagan, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Hon. Nahal Iravani-Sani, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Hon. Eunice Lee, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Hon. Vince Parrett, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

Hon. Rafael Sivilla-Jones, Judge of the Superior Court of Santa Clara County

MODERATORS:

Mark Shem, Borton Petrini LLP

Amy Carlson, Smith, Koyama & Costello

MCLE:

2.0 hours General Substantive Credit


Check-In and Refreshments 5:30pm - 6:00pm

MCLE from 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Thank you to Signature Resolution for hosting this event

Per SCCBA policy, unauthorized photography, video recording, audio recording, live-streaming, or using cameras, cellular phones, or any other device at this event is strictly prohibited. Recording of any kind may occur only with prior written approval from SCCBA, and participants must be notified when authorized recording is in place. Noncompliance may result in removal from the event and additional action under SCCBA policies. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Name: Stephanie Carman
Email: stephaniec@sccba.com
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