Senior District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

Oakland Courthouse, Courtroom 3 – 3rd Floor
1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612

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/1615358168?pwd=cnRBeHVaMUZUbXFuVjd6b3J0ekdzdz09

Webinar ID: 161 535 8168
Password: 765282

Joining 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.

Local telephone dial-in:
US: +1 (669) 254-5252 or +1 (646) 828-7666

International numbers available: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/advFLxrTkx

H.323/SIP room system (Polycom/Tandberg/Cisco/etc.):
H.323: 161.199.138.10 (US West) or 161.199.136.10 (US East)
SIP: 1615358168@sip.zoomgov.com

Joining Non-Public Hearings (Settlement Conferences, etc.)

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.

Join ZoomGov Meeting
https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1600538823?pwd=Ly9kQlhic1YzTmJYeVRIY1RpMFVzUT09

Meeting ID: 160 053 8823
Passcode: 543350

Join by Phone:
(669) 254 5252 US (San Jose)
Find your local number: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/aRANolBV0

Join by SIP
1600538823@sip.zoomgov.com

Join by H.323
161.199.138.10 (US West)
161.199.136.10 (US East)

Please review this important guidance on participating in a Zoom Webinar or Meeting.

View Judge Hamilton’s Schedule of Upcoming Proceedings…
View Scheduling Notes…

Weekly Court Calendar Schedule
Criminal Law & Motion	Thursdays	See Scheduling Notes for times
Civil Law & Motion	1st, 2d, and 4th Thursdays of the month	1:30 p.m.
Case Management Conferences	One Thursday per month (view Scheduling Notes for dates)	2:00 p.m.
Trials	Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays	8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

**Staff**
Criminal Case Docketing
Calendar Clerk & Courtroom Deputy	Kelly J. Collins pjhcrd@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-1296
Civil Case Docketing, Docket Corrections & PDF Follow-ups	See Civil Docketing Assignments

Case/CR MISC terminal digits 1-8:	Jessie Mosley Jessie_Mosley@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-3536
Case/CR MISC terminal digit 9:	Cynthia Lenahan Cynthia_Lenahan@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-3538
Case/CR MISC terminal digit 0:	Jacquelyn Lovrin Jacquelyn_Lovrin@cand.uscourts.gov	510-637-1873
Email for Criminal Docket Corrections:	CRIMpdf@cand.uscourts.gov
Multi-District Litigation
For all MDL inquiries:		415-522-2006
Chambers		510-637-1296
Email for Proposed Orders:	PJHpo@cand.uscourts.gov
Media Liaison
For all media inquiries:	media@cand.uscourts.gov	415-522-4051

		Effective Date
	Notice Regarding Case Management Conference (CMC) Telephonic Appearance Procedures for Judge Hamilton (.pdf, 69 KB)	02/3/2020
	Judge Hamilton's Criminal Standing Order (.pdf, 98 KB)	05/12/2021
	Judge Hamilton's Civil Pretrial Instructions (.pdf, 180 KB)	05/12/2021
	Judge Hamilton's Patent Standing Order (.pdf, 118 KB)	01/16/2015
	Judge Hamilton's Standing Order re Discovery Disputes, Protective Orders, and ESI Orders (.pdf, 87 KB)	10/4/2021
	Judge Hamilton's Standing Order Re Removal (.pdf, 47 KB)	03/9/2015
	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California (.pdf, 89 KB)	11/1/2018

Procedural Guidance for Class Action Settlements Effective date 12/05/2018

Courtesy/Chambers Copy Requirements

A chambers copy of documents electronically filed should no longer be submitted, unless requested by Judge Hamilton in a particular case.

About District Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton

Born 1952 in Jacksonville, IL

Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Nominated by William J. Clinton on February 9, 2000, to a new seat created by 104 Stat. 5089, 5105. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on May 25, 2000.
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 1991-2000

Education:

Stanford University, B.A., 1974
Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D., 1976

Professional Career:

Deputy public defender, Office of the State Public Defender, San Francisco, CA, 1976-1980
Administrative judge, U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board, San Francisco Regional Office, CA, 1980-1985
Court commissioner, Municipal Court, Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Judicial District, 1985-1991