Tips from the Bench and Family Law Updates
$74.99
Credits in
1.00 General
Practice Areas:
Civil Trial Preparation, Family & Matrimonial, Family Law, Trial
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About
This Course
Please join us for a panel presentation by the San Francisco Superior Court family law bench officers and court staff, who will provide insight on best practices for family law practitioners. This program will provide valuable information about what Unified Family Court judges and court staff expect from attorneys in court and will offer useful information for new, inexperienced and seasoned family law attorneys.
Topics
- Dos and Don’ts in Family Court
- Ethics, Civility, and Professionalism - Best Practices
- Question and Answer Session
About the Presenters
Hon. Roger Chan
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)
Honorable Roger Chan was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court by Governor Brown in 2016. He is currently the Supervising Judge of the Unified Family Court. Judge Chan is a member of the California Judges Association and the Co-Chair of CJA’s Juvenile Court Judges of California (JCJC) Legislative Committee. He is also a member of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and the Judicial Council’s Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee. Prior to his appointment, Judge Chan represented children and youth in San Francisco and Alameda counties for 18 years, including co-founding and serving as Executive ...
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Hon. Anne Costin
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)
Honorable Anne Costin was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court in 2023 by Governor Gavin Newsom. She is currently assigned to the Unified Family Court where she presides overlaw and motion calendars, family law trials, and domestic violence restraining order hearings. She was previously assigned to misdemeanor trials and preliminary hearings. Before joining the Court, Judge Costin practiced civil litigation. She primarily represented plaintiff employees indiscrimination and retaliation matters and tried many employment cases to verdict throughout California. Judge Costin was a Sole Practitioner from 2013-2023, and before that worked as an Associate at the Dolan Law Firm from ...
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Hon. Bobby P. Luna
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 1 other areas)
Honorable Bobby P. Luna was hired by the San Francisco Superior Court and sworn in as a Court Commissioner on June 3, 2024. Commissioner Luna is currently assigned to Department 416 as an AB-1058 Child Support Commissioner. Commissioner Luna is a member of the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court in Sacramento and a member of the Lawyers’ Club of San Francisco Inn of Court. He is also a member of the California Judge’s Association and a member of the California Latino Judge’s Association, and the Cruz Reynoso Bar Association. Prior to joining the Bench, Commissioner Luna owned and ...
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Hon. Monica F. Wiley
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 3 other areas)
Honorable Monica F. Wiley was appointed to the bench by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 1, 2009. Since her appointment, Judge Wiley has presided in civil, criminal, family law, and juvenile departments, and served as the Supervising Judge of the San Francisco Unified Family Court from January 2018 to February 2024. During her tenure on the court, she has participated on numerous internal court committees, and currently serves on the Governance Committee, and the Strategic Planning Committee. In December 2024 Judge Wiley was elected to the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Superior Court. Judge Wiley is also a member ...
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Hon. Ai Mori
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Family & Matrimonial (+ 2 other areas)
Honorable Ai Mori was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court on September 18, 2025 by Governor Gavin Newsom. She is currently assigned to the Unified Family Court where she presides over law and motion calendars, family law trials, and domestic violence restraining order hearings. Before joining the court, Judge Mori worked as a Chambers Attorney to Associate Justice Martin Jenkins in the California Supreme Court. She served in multiple positions in the California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District from 2006 to 2020, including as Chambers Attorney to Associate Justice Ioana Petrou, Justice Pro Tem Rebecca Wiseman, Associate Justice ...
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Hon. Mujdah Rahim
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Family Law (+ 3 other areas)
Honorable Mujdah Rahim was hired by the San Francisco Superior Court and sworn in as a Court Commissioner on January 5, 2026. Commissioner Rahim is currently assigned to Department 414 as an AB-1058 Child Support Commissioner.Commissioner Rahim served as a Child Support Attorney for the Alameda County Department of Child Support Service since 2021 and has 15 years of legal expertise in the areas of family law, child support, domestic abuse and sexual assault, and complex financial litigation related to dissolution matters.Commissioner Rahim is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, with a bachelor’s in international relations, she earned her ...
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Staci Gray
Unified Family Court
Practice Area: Family & Matrimonial (+ 2 other areas)
UFC COO Staci Gray serves as Chief Operations Officer for Unified Family Court. She began her career with the court in 1998 and brings extensive experience in court operations, process improvement, and team leadership. She has been intricately involved in three case management system implementations and transitioned multiple teams to fileless operations.Throughout her career, she has trained and mentored hundreds of employees while addressing complex operational challenges. Ms. Gray is most passionate about her commitment to supporting staff and improving court services for the community she serves.
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Eileen Eib, Esq.
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Family & Matrimonial (+ 1 other areas)
UFC Senior Staff Attorney Eileen Eib is the Supervising Staff Attorney for the Unified Family Court in San Francisco. She previously served as a Publications Attorney for the Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB) and practiced family law for several years, first in Santa Clara County and then in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Eileen passed the 2015 family law specialist exam and won a 2016 AAML Honors Advocate award. She received her J.D. from the UCLA School of Law and her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Venecia Margarita
Family Court Services
Practice Area: Family Law (+ 2 other areas)
Venecia Margarita is the Supervisor for Family Court Services for San Francisco Superior Court. She has been the Supervisor for Family Court Services since August 2025 and she has been a Family Court Mediator for the last ten years. She has more than thirty years of experience working with children and families as a social worker, counselor, mediator, and community advocate. Previously, she worked as an Emergency Response Social Worker for Child Protective Services for ten years for San Mateo County. Ms. Margarita also worked as a Long-Term Placement Social Worker with foster youth for three years. She has more ...
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