Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg

San Francisco Courthouse, Courtroom 3 – 17th Floor
450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102

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/1606595725?pwd=OExjRVA5N01TQjRSRDZNM25PSThjUT09

Webinar ID: 160 659 5725
Password: 466459

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:
(669) 254 5252 or (646) 828 7666

International numbers available: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/ab79nBUCr7

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: 1606595725@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.

https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1619692449?pwd=d3BiRVhMbzBDdTBCODNIeVorQjR0UT09

Meeting ID: 161 969 2449
Password: 531376

Join by Phone:
(669) 254 5252 (San Jose)
Find your local number here: https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/u/anxWuiTL0

Join by SIP:
1619692449@sip.zoomgov.com

Join by 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 Seeborg’s Schedule of Upcoming Proceedings…
View Scheduling Notes…

Weekly Court Calendar Schedule
Criminal Law & Motion	Tuesdays	2:30 p.m.
Civil Law & Motion	Thursdays	1:30 p.m.
Pretrial Conferences	Wednesdays	10:00 a.m.
Case Management Conferences	Thursdays	10:00 a.m.

**Staff**
Criminal Case Docketing
Calendar Clerk & Courtroom Deputy	Corinne Lew rscrd@cand.uscourts.gov	415-522-2123
Civil Case Docketing & Docket Corrections	See SF Civil Docketing
Case terminal digits 0, 1, 4-6:	Lori Murray	415-522-2093
Case terminal digits 2, 3, 7-9:	Mark Jenkins	415-522-2042
Chambers		415-522-2123
Email for Proposed Orders:	RSpo@cand.uscourts.gov
Email for PDF Follow-Ups and Criminal Docket Corrections:	Gina_Agustine@cand.uscourts.gov (Civil) CRIMpdf@cand.uscourts.gov (Criminal)
Media Liaison
For all media inquiries:	media@cand.uscourts.gov	415-522-4051

		Effective Date
	Judge Seeborg's Supplemental Standing Order re: Initial Case Management Conferences (.pdf, 19 KB)	09/25/2019
	Judge Seeborg's Guidelines for Final Pretrial Conferences in Jury Cases (.pdf, 30 KB)	05/9/2019
	Judge Seeborg's Standing Order For Civil Bench Trials (.pdf, 176 KB)	05/9/2019
	Standing Order For All Judges Of The Northern District Of California (.pdf, 89 KB)	11/1/2018

Courtesy/Chambers Copy Requirements

The submission of chambers copies is often required for electronically filed documents. Whereas the local rules state whether and how soon chambers copies must be submitted, judges’ individual standing orders sometimes create additional requirements and may differ from the local rules in other particulars. If they are not in agreement, these orders supersede the local rules.

View general information requirements for courtesy/chambers copies under the local rules.

The pertinent parts of Judge Seeborg’s standing orders are set forth below:

The parties do not need to submit chambers copies for cases subject to electronic filing, except for documents that

are related to a pending motion and
exceed 10 pages when combined.

For example, if a motion is 8 pages and a supportive declaration is 5 pages, chambers copies are required. However, if there is a 20-page stipulation and proposed order, no chambers copy is required. For these documents only, the submitting party shall comply with Civil Local Rule 5-1(e)(7).

Delivery Address

United States District Court
Office of the Clerk
450 Golden Gate Ave, 16th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94102

About District Judge Richard Seeborg

Born 1956 in Landstuhl, Germany

Federal Judicial Service:

Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of California
Nominated by Barack Obama on August 6, 2009, to a seat vacated by Maxine M. Chesney. Confirmed by the Senate on December 24, 2009, and received commission on January 4, 2010.
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2001-2009

Education:

Yale College, B.A., 1978
Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1981

Professional Career:

Law Clerk to Hon. John H. Pratt, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1981-1982
Private practice of law, San Francisco, Calif., 1982-1991
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California, 1991-1998
Private practice of law, Palo Alto, Calif., 1998-2001