Election-Related Emergencies:

The court and clerk’s office are open on Election Day during normal court hours between 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Persons needing urgent after-hours election-related relief should first contact the Voters Hotline for their county’s Registrar of Voters. Contact information for
each county’s Registrar of Voters can be found here:  County Elections Offices: California Secretary of State

The Voter Bill of Rights is available on the Secretary of State’s webpage at https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-bill-rights/.

General voter information can be found on the website of the Orange County Registrar of Voters, at https://ocvote.gov.

Reserve a Motion Date

Civil (Unlimited)

USE THIS APPLICATION TO reserve your hearing date if the department where your case is assigned accepts reservations.

  • Only available hearing dates will be displayed.
  • Failure to submit your moving papers within 24 hours will result in the automatic cancellation of the reservation.
  • All pleadings must be served and filed in a timely manner, pursuant to statute.
  • Motion to Designate a Case Complex will be heard by the Supervising Judge of the Civil Panel.
  • Hearings on Claim of Exemption are not eligible for reserve a motion. When submitting your filing, please choose a hearing date in accordance with the assigned judge's hearing schedule. If your selected date is unavailable, an alternate date within 30 days of filing will be set by the clerk's office.

Reserve a Date