• The Central District of California is initiating a pilot project in which volunteer judges will be accepting submission of proposed orders to seal documents via e-mail. <a href="judges-requirements/court-programs/e-mailing-sealed-documents">Learn more</a>
     The Central District of California is initiating a pilot project in which volunteer judges will be accepting submission of proposed orders to seal documents via e-mail. Learn more
  • The Central District of California encompasses seven counties, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, stretching from the coast of California eastward to Nevada and Arizona borders. <a href="locations">Court Locations</a>
     The Central District of California encompasses seven counties, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, stretching from the coast of California eastward to Nevada and Arizona borders. Court Locations
  • Have you been summoned for jury duty? As a juror you will play a significant role in ensuring that justice is carried out fairly and impartially. <a href="jurors">Learn more</a>
     Have you been summoned for jury duty? As a juror you will play a significant role in ensuring that justice is carried out fairly and impartially. Learn more
  • The Central District of California is the largest of 94 federal judicial districts by population, serving over 18 million people. The Central District can boast of 370 miles of breathtaking coastline and spacious views from some of the most prominent mountain peaks in the United States.
     The Central District of California is the largest of 94 federal judicial districts by population, serving over 18 million people. The Central District can boast of 370 miles of breathtaking coastline and spacious views from some of the most prominent mountain peaks in the United States.

Passing of The Honorable Alicemarie Huber Stotler

Chief Judge George H. King announced the passing of Senior District Judge and Chief Judge Emerita Alicemarie Huber Stotler on Monday, June 9, 2014. Judge Stotler was born May 29, 1942 in Alhambra, California.

Judge Stotler received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California (U.S.C.) in 1964 and her Juris Doctor degree from U.S.C. Gould School of Law in 1967. She was the first woman to hold a full-time position as an  Orange County Deputy District Attorney. She also worked in private practice with her husband, the Honorable James Allen Stotler of the Orange County Superior Court. Judge Stotler was appointed to the Orange County Municipal Court in 1976 where she served until her appointment to the Orange County Superior Court in 1978.