Court Calendar

Judicial Assignments

Merced Superior Court operates as a Direct Calendar. Judicial Officers are assigned for all purposes at the time of filing, unless otherwise ordered, by courtroom as follows:

Court Room	Case Type(s)	Judicial Officer
CR 1	Felony Criminal	Judge Carol Ash
CR 2	Felony Criminal	Judge Brian McCabe
CR 3	Criminal Specialty, Collaborative Courts, Misdemeanor Jury Trials	Judge Paul Lo
CR 4	Misdemeanor Criminal, Family Law DCSS	Commissioner Donald Shaver
CR 5	Misdemeanor Criminal	Judge Monika Donabed
CR 6	Felony Criminal	Judge Steven Slocum
CR 7	Family Law (Non-DCSS)	Judge Chamandeep Johal
CR 8	Unlimited Civil	Judge Stephanie Jamieson
CR 9	Traffic, Limited Civil, Small Claims	Commissioner David Foster
CR 10	Juvenile Dependency (W&I 300), Conservatorship, Guardianship, Probate	Judge Mark Bacciarini
CR 11	Juvenile Justice (W&I 602)	Judge Mason Brawley
CR 12	Los Banos Misdemeanor and Felony Criminal, Traffic, Limited Civil, Small Claims, Probate	Judge Jennifer Trimble
CR 13	Family Law, Civil, Criminal	Judge Ashley Albertoni Sausser