• MARK YOUR CALENDARS: the next San Francisco Bench & Bar Meeting will be on June 25, 2024, starting at noon.  The meeting will take place on Teams.  

  • As of October 19, 2022, all San Francisco WCAB asbestos-related conferences are heard by Presiding Judge Gogerman in Dept. 6. 

  • Requests to go off calendar or continue a conference must be submitted by the end of the preceding week.

  • Until further notice, all conferences are held via AT&T teleconference: (877) 411-9748, access code 7371912.  Upon good cause, a specific hearing may be ordered held in person or via Lifesize virtual courtroom.

  • There are no asbestos conferences on the afternoon of the first and third Wednesday of each month.

  • Interested in being on the San Francisco Bench & Bar distribution list?  Send an email to Judge Gogerman.

  • Note to defendants: if you are seeking dismissal based on alleged lack of employment, coverage, or injurious exposure, your petition will not be acted on without a hearing unless all parties waive opposition in writing.