Updates to the local rules for the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, went into effect on January 1, 2014. A “redlined” version of the rules can be found here, noting all changes that went into effect earlier this week.
In addition, new judicial assignments to Civil Cases went into effect. Effective January 1, 2014 (unless otherwise noted), the following Civil judicial assignments take effect:
| Civil Assignment | Department | Judge |
| Civil Presiding Judge Ex Parte- Unlimited Civil | Dept 47 | Presiding Judge Robert C. Hight |
| Civil Presiding Judge Law and Motion – Unlimited Civil | Dept 47 | Presiding Judge Robert C. Hight |
| Civil Trial Assignment | Dept 47 | Presiding Judge Robert C. Hight |
| Limited Civil Pretrial Calendar | Dept 13 | Assistant Presiding Judge/Supervising Civil Judge, Kevin R. Culhane |
| Complex Civil Cases | Dept 35 | Judge Alan G. Perkins |
| Order of Examination (OX) | Dept 45 | Judge Judy Holzer Hersher |
| Fee Waivers | Dept 32 | Judge Emily E. Vasquez |
| Firearms Calendar (Effective January 17, 2014) | Dept 37 | Judge Ben Davidian |
| Law and Motion | Dept 53 | Judge David I. Brown |
| Law and Motion | Dept 54 | Judge Raymond M. Cadei |
| Minors Compromise (Effective January 13, 2014) | Dept 44 | Judge Christopher E. Krueger |
| Civil Case Management | Dept 36 | Judge Gerrit W. Wood |
| Civil Case Management | Dept 39 | Judge David W. Abbott |
| Writ of Mandate/CEQA | Dept 24 | Judge Shelleyanne W. L. Chang |
| Writ of Mandate/CEQA | Dept 29 | Judge Timothy M. Frawley |
| Writ of Mandate/CEQA | Dept 31 | Judge Michael P. Kenny |
| Writ of Mandate/CEQA | Dept 42 | Judge Allen H. Sumner |