Senior District Judge Charles R. Breyer
San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom 6 – 17th Floor450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102
Public Hearings
Please click the link below to join webinars (public hearings). If you are a case participant, you will join as an attendee, then you will be brought into the proceeding by court staff.
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1611472837?pwd=cy81NUdINWZmeEpFUjlHRXM3djZ5QT09
Webinar ID: 161 147 2837
Password: 785243
Join a Webinar by Phone or Other Connection
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are a case participant (attorney, party, witness, or other person who will actively participate in the hearing), it is strongly recommended that you join Zoom using the Zoom application rather than by a telephone connection. If you must appear by telephone, the numbers posted for each judge are for the public and are listen-only, so you will need to contact the Courtroom Deputy (CRD) at least one business day before the hearing to request a Zoom invitation (which will be sent via email) in order to join the hearing as a case participant.
Phone: (669) 254-5252 or (646) 828-7666
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/advFLxrTkx
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Non-Public Hearings [Settlement Conferences]
The court will use Zoom Meetings (as opposed to Zoom Webinars) for settlement conferences and other non-public hearings. To join a meeting, click on the link below. You will initially enter a “waiting room” and will be admitted into the meeting by court staff.
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1610231457?pwd=d2toUG5odEdoT25SMnpuUUM3ZGR3QT09
Meeting ID: 161 023 1457
Password: 552799
Join a Meeting by Phone or Other Connection
Phone: (669) 254-5252
International numbers: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/acMb0fqtg2
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
Please review this important guidance on participating in a Zoom Webinar or Meeting.
View Judge Breyer’s Schedule of Upcoming Proceedings…
View Scheduling Notes
| Criminal Law & Motion | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sentencings | Wednesdays | 10:00 a.m. |
| All other matters: | Wednesdays | 1:30 p.m. |
| Civil Law & Motion | Fridays | 10:00 a.m. |
| Case Management Conferences | Fridays | 8:30 a.m. |
| Calendar Clerk & Courtroom Deputy | Lashanda Scott crbcrd@cand.uscourts.gov 415-522-2062 | |
| Civil Case Docketing, Docket Corrections & PDF Follow-ups | See Civil Docketing | |
| Criminal Case Docketing | See Criminal Docketing | |
| Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Inquiries | See Multi-District Litigation | |
| Chambers Email for Proposed Orders | crbpo@cand.uscourts.gov | |
| Media Inquiries | media@cand.uscourts.gov 415-522-4051 | |
Chambers Copy Requirements
The processing of unnecessary chambers copies wastes resources and burdens the court. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 5-1(d)(7), chambers copies should not be submitted unless required by the assigned judge’s standing order or specifically requested by the assigned judge.
Judges’ standing orders may include additional requirements and may differ from the local rules in other particulars. If they are not in agreement, a judge’s standing order supersedes the local rules.
The pertinent parts of Judge Breyer’s standing orders are set forth below:
Parties must file a single (no duplicates) courtesy chambers copy of all filings. The courtesy copy must be delivered to the Clerk’s Office no later than noon on the court day following the day that the document was electronically filed. (Note: This deadline differs from those in Civil Local Rule 5-1(e)(7)(A).) All chambers copies should be three-hole punched along the left side of the page, and should bear the ECF filing “stamp” (case number, docket number, date, and ECF page number) along the top of the page.
All exhibits shall be clearly delineated with tabs along the right side (e.g., “1”, “2”, “3”). If the filing includes exhibits over three inches thick, the parties shall place the chambers copy in a binder. The Court prefers double-sided printing for voluminous chambers copies of exhibits, if possible.
Delivery Address
United States District CourtOffice of the Clerk
450 Golden Gate Ave, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102
About District Judge Charles R. Breyer
Born 1941 in San Francisco, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
- Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
- Nominated by William J. Clinton on July 24, 1997, to a seat vacated by D. Lowell Jensen. Confirmed by the Senate on November 8, 1997, and received commission on November 12, 1997. Assumed senior status December 31, 2011.
Education:
- Harvard College, A.B., 1963
- University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1966
Professional Career:
- Law Clerk, Hon. Oliver Carter, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1966-1967
- Counsel, Legal Aid Society of San Francisco [California], 1967
- Assistant District Attorney, City and County of San Francisco, California, 1967-1973, 1979; Chief Assistant, 1979
- Assistant Special Prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973-1974
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1974-1979, 1980-1997
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2006-2010
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2011-2018
- Vice Chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2013-2016; Commissioner, 2016-present
- Recipient, 2018 Devitt Award