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Understanding the impact of having a new judge assigned to your case can greatly influence the outcome of your requests. This is particularly true in Alameda County, CA where there is an approximately 30% chance that you will have the same judge and department from one year to the next (data from 2013 - 2017). Many cases are continued in court with new hearing dates set 3 to 6 months from the originally scheduled hearing. It is easy to see how after going to great lengths to ensure the judge understands your case, it can be frustrating to start over with a new judge or commissioner. If you are represented by an attorney, this frequent change may go unmentioned until it occurs, requiring additional hours you will be billed for.

DwD performed a data analysis looking at judicial appointment calendars from the year 2013 through 2017. The data has been compiled below in a more comprehensible format. On average, if a case was filed in 2013, there is a 31.1% chance that the case would be heard by the same judge in the same department the following year.