Calendar for: Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton
Courtroom 3, 3rd Floor
Courtroom Deputy: Kelly Collins

Last Updated: Jan 12 2026 6:03PM
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Thursday, Jan 15 2026
10:00AM
4:12-cr-00535-PJH - USA v. George Branch
Status Conference re SRV/PRBV
PJH - UNDERSEAL v. UNDERSEAL
Monday, Feb 2 2026
C-21-9000-PJH - Wingo v. H&M Hennes & Mauritz, L.P.
Joint Status Report due
Thursday, Feb 19 2026
10:00AM
4:09-cr-00101-PJH - USA v. Hong Lau
Status Conference
 
 
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COURT SCHEDULE:

January 2026 

Civil Law and Motion: Any available Thursday at 1:30 p.m. via Zoom webinar. No hearings to be set 1/8/2026.

Criminal Matters: No hearings to be set 1/8/2026 or 1/22/2026. 

Commencing February 1, 2026, until further notice:

All Civil and Criminal Matters: to be held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 10:00 a.m. for criminal in person, and 1:30 p.m. for civil via Zoom webinar. No tentative rulings are issued, and no hearing date needs to be reserved. However, hearing dates may be vacated by the Court.  

For Civil matters set for Zoom proceedings, the Court will consider a joint request of the parties for an in-person appearance, or the Court may change a zoom hearing to an in-person proceeding.  

Civil Trials: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Case Management Conference dates for 2026

January 16, 2026

February 19, 2026

March 19, 2026

April 16, 2026

May 21, 2026

June 18, 2026

July 16, 2026

August 20, 2026

September 10, 2026

October 15, 2026

November 5, 2026

December 17, 2026


CERTIFICATE OF UNAVAILABILITY:

This is to certify that The Honorable PHYLLIS J. HAMILTON will not be available: 

January 8, 2026 - January 9, 2026

April 29, 2026 - May 8, 2026

June 23, 2026 - June 26, 2026

July 20, 2026 - July 23, 2026

September 14, 2026 - September 18, 2026

November 9, 2026 - November 20, 2026  

All counsel is hereby given notice that court will not be in session during this period, and such absence constitutes a Certificate of Unavailability as provided in Civil Local Rule 1-5(p).  If urgency requires, counsel in any case assigned to Judge Hamilton, may request a hearing before the General Duty Judge as provided in Civil Local Rule 7-1(c).

CHAMBERS COPIES OF E-FILED DOCUMENTS
Chambers copy of documents electronically filed should no longer be submitted, unless requested by Judge Hamilton in a particular case.