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block-container-stacked"> <div id="dnn_ContentPane" class="DNNEmptyPane"></div> <div id="dnn_SecondaryPane" class="DNNEmptyPane"></div> <div id="dnn_ThirdPane" class="DNNEmptyPane"></div> <div class="block-container block-container-two-columns"> <div class="block block-links"> <div id="dnn_LeftLinksPane"><div class="DnnModule DnnModule-DNN_HTML DnnModule-498 DnnVersionableControl"><a name="498"></a> <div class="block block-body body-text"> <div id="dnn_ctr498_ContentPane"><div id="dnn_ctr498_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC"> <div id="dnn_ctr498_HtmlModule_lblContent"><h2>Judges</h2> <p><strong>Richard A. Honn,</strong> Presiding Judge,<br> Los Angeles<br> <strong>W. Kearse McGill,</strong> Review Judge,<br> Los Angeles<br> <strong>Tamara M. Ribas, </strong>Review Judge,<br>San Francisco<br> <strong>Ronald W. Stovitz,</strong> Pro Tem Judge,<br> San Francisco </p> <p><img alt="" height="1" src="/portals/2/images/line_fade.gif" width="148" style="border: 0px solid; margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 7px;"> </p> <p><strong>Manjari Chawla, </strong>Supervising Hearing Judge, San Francisco<br> <strong>Yvette D. Roland, </strong>Hearing Judge,<br> Los Angeles<br> <strong>Dennis G. Saab,</strong> Hearing Judge, <br> Los Angeles<br> <strong>Cynthia Valenzuela,</strong><span> Hearing Judge,</span><br> Los Angeles<br> <strong>Phong Wang,</strong> Hearing Judge,<br> San Francisco<br><span> </span><img alt="" src="https://www.statebarcourt.ca.gov/portals/2/images/line_fade.gif"> </p> <h2>Administration<br></h2> <p><strong><strong>Michelle Cramton</strong></strong><strong>,</strong> Clerk of Court </p> <p><img src="https://www.statebarcourt.ca.gov/portals/2/images/line_fade.gif"><span class="redactor-invisible-space"></span> </p> <h2>General Information<br></h2> <p>California is the only state with an independent professional Court dedicated to ruling on attorney discipline cases. </p> <p>The State Bar Court hears charges filed by the <a href="https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Public/Complaints-Claims/How-to-File-a-Complaint">State Bar's Office of Chief Trial Counsel</a> against attorneys whose actions allegedly involve misconduct. </p> <p>The State Bar Court has the authority to recommend that the California Supreme Court suspend or disbar attorneys found to have committed acts of professional misconduct or to have been convicted of serious crimes. </p> <p>For lesser offenses, the State Bar Court can issue public or private reprovals. </p></div> </div></div> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="block block-links"> <div id="dnn_RightLinksPane"><div class="DnnModule DnnModule-DNN_HTML DnnModule-500 DnnVersionableControl"><a name="500"></a><div id="dnn_ctr500_ContentPane"><div id="dnn_ctr500_ModuleContent" class="DNNModuleContent ModDNNHTMLC"> <div id="dnn_ctr500_HtmlModule_lblContent"><div class="block" rel="padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:10px;" style="padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:10px;"><a class="button" href="https://discipline.calbar.ca.gov/portal/Home/Dashboard/29" rel="background-color:#006a8e;padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;width:100%;text-align:center;" title="Search for a Case" target="_blank">Search for a Case</a> </div> <p class="block">State Bar Court case dockets are available online. A docket is a summary, list, or index of proceedings or events in a case. It may also include court documents. </p> <div class="block" style="padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:10px;"><a class="button" href="https://discipline.calbar.ca.gov/portal/Home/Dashboard/26" title="Court Calendar" target="_blank">Court Calendar</a> </div> <p class="block">The calendar is provided to assist the public and parties in accessing information about cases on the State Bar Court's public calendar. </p> <div class="block" rel="padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:10px;" style="padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:10px;"> <p>If you wish to view a public court event you can find the link to access that event on the State Bar Court's <a href="/Public-Court-Events">Public Court Events</a> tab. </p> </div> <div class="block block-links" style="background-color:#F1F2F4;padding:20px;"> <p>State Bar Court’s public case dockets and court calendars are available free of charge. 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The court is divided into two departments: a Hearing Department and a Review Department, headed by a presiding judge. </p> <div class="blueBox">The <strong>Hearing Department</strong> is the trial level of the State Bar Court. Five full-time judicial positions are split between Los Angeles and San Francisco. 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