Public Notice: Clerk's Office and Self Help Center Hours
Beginning Monday, January 3, 2022, the Clerk’s Offices at all locations will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Clerk’s Offices may also be contacted as follows:
- By Telephone: Visit the Court’s website at www.sjcourts.org for current hours and contact information.
- Online Support: Submit questions via the support link at /self-help-pro-per-clinic.
Drop boxes are located outside the Stockton and Lodi courthouses. Drop boxes at the Manteca Branch and the Juvenile Justice Center are located inside those buildings. eFiling is available for Civil, Family Law, Criminal Motions, and Probate matters. Visit https://appfile.sjcourts.org/ for more information.
The Court’s Records Management Division, where copies of court records may be obtained, will continue assisting the public by appointment. To request an appointment, visit www.sjcourts.org and navigate to Divisions → Records Management → Appointments, or use this link: /records-management/records-request. You may also call (209) 992-5697 between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. for assistance.
The Self-Help Center is open for in-person assistance from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, excluding holidays. On Wednesdays, in-person assistance is available from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Online workshop assistance is available at www.sjcourts.org (responses typically within three to five days). Telephone assistance is available at (209) 992-5283 between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and assistance is also available by email at selfhelp@sjcourts.org.
For updates regarding hours of operation, workshops, and other available self-help services, visit www.sjcourts.org.