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Tips From the Family Law Bench
$74.99
Credits in
1.00 General
Practice Areas:
Ethics, 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, who will provide insight on best practices for family law practitioners. This program will provide valuable information about what Unified Family Court judges expect from attorneys in court and will offer useful information for new and inexperienced family law attorneys.
Topics
- Dos and Don’ts in Family Court
- Ethics, Civility, and Professionalism - Best Practices
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. Russell S. Roeca
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 2 other areas)
Honorable Russell S. Roeca was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court in 2020 by Governor Gavin Newsom. Since his appointment he has presided over civil jury trials and spent two years at the Hall of Justice handling the Mental Health and Parole Courts. Judge Roeca currently is in his third year in Department 403 of the Unified Family Court. In December 2024 Judge Roeca was elected to the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Superior Court. He also serves on the Court’s Civil Grand Jury Committee. Judge Roeca is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Statewide ...
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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. Carolyn Gold
San Francisco Superior Court
Practice Area: Trial (+ 2 other areas)
Honorable Carolyn Gold was elected to the San Francisco Superior Court in March 2020 and began her term in January 2021. She is currently assigned to the Unified Family Court where she presides over Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and Family Law Discovery. Judge Gold is a member of the California Judges Association. Prior to her move to the Unified Family Court, Judge Gold presided over criminal domestic violence cases and heard felony preliminary hearings. Before running for judicial office, Judge Gold was the Director of Litigation and Policy for the Right to Counsel program, providing tenants with attorneys in unlawful ...
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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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