Clerk's Offices / Where to File Court Forms

Clerk's Office

  Telephone No.

Services

Unlimited:
(925) 957-5672

The Appeals clerk prepares and certifies the record for appeals in all types of superior court matters including civil, probate, family law, juvenile and criminal matters to the appropriate appellate court.

If the original case was heard in a branch court, you must file the appeal in that branch court. If the original case was heard in Martinez, you must file the appeal in Martinez.

(Including law and motion and Order to Show Cause
Calendars)

The civil clerk is responsible for:

• Accepting filings for civil law documents such as: complaints, petitions, answers, cross-complaints, motions, and dismissals;
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information;
• Assessing and collecting proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Issuing summons, writs, abstracts and other processes;
• Calendaring various hearings;
• Preparing legal notices and judgments as prescribed by law;
• Entering civil, case information into the computer;
• Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, and calendaring.

NOTE: Limited civil documents can be dropped off in the branch courts, but are only filed in Martinez.  (NOTE: Please allow 5 court days for documents dropped off in branch courts to be filed in Martinez. Documents that must be filed for a hearing in less than 5 court days must be taken to Martinez.)

Branch Courts:

Concord:
(925) 646-5410

Pittsburg:
(925) 427-8159

Richmond:
(510) 374-3137

Walnut Creek:
(925) 646-6578

Small Claims and Unlawful Detainer cases and documents are filed in the branch court serving the city where the case started. To find out which court to use, click here. Get more information on handling your case:

• Small Claims
• Unlawful Detainer (eviction)

Branch court clerks are responsible for:

• Accepting documents to be filed: (complaints, petitions, answers, cross-complaints, motions,
  and dismissals);
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information;
• Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Assessing and collecting proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, and calendaring.

Concord:
(925) 646-5404

Pittsburg:
(925) 427-8170

Richmond:
(510) 374- 3171

Walnut Creek:
(925) 646-6572

Traffic cases can be heard in any of the branch courts. Check your citation, or the courtesy notice you received to see which court will be handling your case. For information on each court location, click here. For more information on traffic cases, click here.

The traffic clerk is responsible for:

• Accepting traffic documents;
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information; Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Assessing and collecting proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, and calendaring

Limited Criminal:

Martinez:
(925) 957-5680

Pittsburg:
(925) 427-8173

Richmond:
(510) 374-3156

 Walnut Creek:
(925) 646-6572

The criminal clerk is responsible for:

• Accepting filings for criminal law documents such as motions and dismissals;
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information;
• Assessing and collecting proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Issuing summons, writs, abstracts and other processes;
• Calendaring various hearings;
• Preparing legal notices and judgments as prescribed by law;
• Entering criminal case information
  into the computer;
• Preparing records on appeal;
• Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, appeal procedures, and calendaring.

Family Law,
Domestic Violence,
Elder Abuse, and
Adoptions
Filings

The Family Law Clerk is responsible for:

• Accepting filings for family law documents such as complaints, petitions, motions, dismissals;
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information;
• Assessing and collecting proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Issuing summons, writs, abstracts and other processes;
• Calendaring various hearings;
• Preparing legal notices and judgments as prescribed by law;
• Entering family law case information into the computer;
• Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, and calendaring.

The Juvenile Law Clerk is responsible for:

• Accepting filings for juvenile law documents such as petitions,
  motions, dismissals;
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information;
• Assessing and collect proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Issuing summons, writs, abstracts and other processes;
• Calendaring various hearings;
• Preparing legal notices and judgments as prescribed by law;
• Entering juvenile case information
  into the computer;
• Preparing records on appeal;
• Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, appeal procedures, and calendaring.

The Probate Clerk is responsible for:

• Accepting filings for probate, conservatorship, guardianship and adoption documents such as complaints, petitions, motions, dismissals;
• Examining legal documents for sufficiency of information;
• Assessing and collecting proper filing fees and accounting for all monies received;
• Issuing summons, letters and
  other processes;
• Calendaring various hearings;
• Preparing legal notices as
  prescribed by law;
• Entering case information
  into the computer;
• Answering correspondence and telephone calls from the public; and,
• Giving procedural information on filings, fees, and calendaring.