This week, you won't find most of the Humboldt Superior Court judges in their regular courtrooms

Judge April Van Dyke just got assigned her first criminal trial. 

It is the retrial for Steve Boudreaux which I have been covering. Check that case where I have been adding updates aincluding the new date . The trial has been continued several times. I reported previously in December that two judges had been disqualified. Deputy Public Defender Casey Russo disqualified Judge Steven Steward, then Deputy District Attorney Whitney Timm disqualified Judge Kelly Neel. Judge Kaleb had been assigned to the retrial but then dates got rescheduled.

Right now with Judge Joyce Hinrichs' retirement, disqualifications, jury trial assignments resulting in judges having to move courtrooms; it may be a while before we find out 2025 court permanent assignments.

Right now with jury trials, this week in Ctrm 2 it is Retired and Visiting Judge Ksenia Tsenin who is assigned to a trial; Ctrm 3 is Judge Timothy Canning; Courtroom 5 Ctrm 5 has  Retired Judge Marilyn Miles; Judge Kaleb Cockrum is in Courtroom 1 for a jury trial and Judge Lawrence Killoran in Courtroom 6 for a jury trial. Judge April Van Dyke was in Courtroom 8.

Last I heard, Judge Van April Van Dyke is permanently assigned to Courtroom 6 family law; Presiding Judge Kelly Neel Courtroom 7 juvenile law and Judge Lawrence Killoran is moving from Courtroom 1 to Courtroom 5.