An imaginary case involving statements made to police, whether a social media influencer incited someone to violence and illegally obtained documents has drawn hundreds of local high school students into the 15th Annual San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition.

The San Diego Superior Court will shut down its website (sdcourt.ca.gov) for routine maintenance on Saturday, February 13 from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The website closure will affect all San Diego Superior Court webpages.

The San Diego Superior Court will be closed on Friday, February 12 and Monday, February 15, 2021, in observance of the statewide holidays commemorating Lincoln’s Birthday and Presidents’ Day.

The public is urged to visit the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov to handle traffic tickets or obtain court information.

San Diego Superior Court jury trials were suspended throughout most of 2020, though a few trials were held in October and November. Jury trials were again suspended in December and January; however, the Court now aims to resume jury trials in February 2021.

In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. statewide holiday, the San Diego Superior Court will close all courtrooms and business offices on Monday, January 18, 2021.

The public is urged to visit the Court’s website at sdcourt.ca.gov to handle traffic tickets or obtain court information.

Judge Harry M. Elias will officially retire from San Diego Superior Court on January 3, 2021, just days after celebrating his 30th anniversary on the bench.