Civil Departments: Contra Costa Superior Court

Judge Barry Baskin (Dept. 7), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Room 209, (925) 608-1107 (Effective January 4th, 2021)
- Department 7 Information
  - Contacting Department 7 – Messages may not be left when calling Dept. 7 and all questions for Dept. 7 must be in written format, CC’d to all counsel/parties in the case. Please email your question to Dept. 7 at dept07@contracosta.courts.ca.gov or fax your question to Dept. 7 at (925) 608-0694.
    You may appear by Court Call for most hearings. Instructions to sign up for Court Call are located on the following page: Court Call Information
  - Pre-trial Order and Instructions (Jury/Court)
  - Law & Motion (Instructions for Contesting Tentative Rulings in Dept. 07): The tentative ruling will become the Court’s ruling unless by 4:00 p.m. of the Court day preceding the hearing, counsel or self-represented parties email Department 07 to request argument and to specify the issues to be argued. Counsel or self-represented parties requesting argument must advise all other affected counsel and self-represented parties by no later than 4:00 p.m. of his or her decision to appear to argue and of the issues to be argued. Failure to timely advise the Court and counsel or self-represented parties will preclude any party from arguing the matter (See Local Rule 3.43(2)).
    Department 7’s email address is: dept07@contracosta.courts.ca.gov.
Judge John Devine (Dept. 9), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1109
- Civil Jury Trial Guidelines
Judge Charles Treat (Dept. 12), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1112 (Until January 4th, 2021)
- Department 12 Information
  - Trials in Dept. 12
Judge Danielle Douglas (Dept. 18), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1118

*** Effective 7/15/24, Judge Gina Dashman will temporarily be sitting in Martinez and will hear all Dept. 18 cases. ***
- Pre-Trial Order and Instructions
Judge Jill Fannin (Dept. 21), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1121
Judge Steve K. Austin (Dept. 33), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1133
Judge Clare Maier (Dept. 36), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1136
- Pre-Trial Order and Instructions - Civil Limited
- Pre-Trial Order and Instructions - Civil Unlimited
Judge Melissa O'Connell (Dept. 20), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1120
Judge Terri Mockler (Dept. 27), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1127
- Pre-Trial Order and Instructions
Judge Edward Weil (Dept. 39), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1139
Commissioner Gina Dashman (Dept. 57), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1157
Commissioner J. Yamamoto (Dept. 57), Wakefield Taylor Courthouse, (925) 608-1157