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# California Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District

## Court information

Aliases: CA Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District · CA Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District · California Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District · Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District · Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District

## Court information

### Contact address

Published contact/location evidence. Confirm the hearing venue with the court before attending.

[Location/contact source](https://www.statecourts.org/california/fresno/california-court-of-appeal-fifth-appellate-district/) · Checked October 11, 2026

Official procedures

- Official Fifth District Local Rules cover mandatory TrueFiling for attorneys (Rule 8), writ petitions (Rule 3), civil appellate mediation (Rule 2), and record augmentation (Rule 1); applicability varies by case.

- [California Fifth Appellate District](https://appellate.courts.ca.gov/district-courts/5dca/rules-forms-filing/local-rules-orders)

- [California Fifth Appellate District](https://appellate.courts.ca.gov/district-courts/5dca/rules-forms-filing/practices-procedures)

## Assigned Judges

- [Amy K. Guerra Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/amy-k-guerra)

- [Arlan L. Harrell Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/arlan-l-harrell)

- [Bert Levy Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/bert-levy-ca)

- [Brad R. Hill Administrative Presiding Justice](/kyj/judge/brad-r-hill-6440)

- [Donald R. Franson Jr. Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/donald-r-franson-jr-6408)

- [Jennifer Rae Steding Detjen Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/jennifer-rae-steding-detjen-6379)

- [Kathleen A. Meehan Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/kathleen-a-meehan-13818)

- [Mark Wood Snauffer Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/mark-wood-snauffer-12700)

- [Sonny S. Sandhu Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/sonny-s-sandhu)

- [Thomas DeSantos Associate Justice](/kyj/judge/thomas-desantos-12892)

- [Charles Suren Poochigian Associate Justice · Historical · 2025](/kyj/judge/charles-suren-poochigian-6546)

- [Rosendo Peña Jr. Associate Justice · Historical · 2026](/kyj/judge/rosendo-pe-a-jr-13024)

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