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Active Trial judge

Blaine K. Bowman

Superior Court of California, County of San Diego

California · San Diego

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Overview

Identity and service

Official judge-specific and circuitwide procedural guidance has been located for this profile.

Judicial role
Superior Court Judge, Civil Independent Calendar, Hall of Justice, Department 74
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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Background

Biography and career

Born
1960
Gender
Male
Race
White
Political affiliation
Republican (via appointer); Republican (via other)

Education

  • University of San DiegoB.S. Business Finance, B.S. Psychology, 1986
  • University of San DiegoJD, 1989

Professional career

No nonjudicial career history is documented in this source.

Judicial service

  • Judge, Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 2008-present

Source: CourtListener / Free Law Project public biographical data. Demographic and political labels are incomplete, source-attributed, and are not used to infer judicial behavior. “Via appointer” describes CourtListener’s attribution method, not verified personal party membership.

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Before you appear

Preparation checklist

  1. 01

    Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.

  2. 02

    Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.

  3. 03

    Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

Scope note

Judge-specific guidance is shown first. Broader applicable courtroom, courtwide, districtwide, and statewide guidance remains separately labeled below it.

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Presentation rules

What the public sources say

Judge-specificExplicit
Trial

Allowed with notice

Judge Bowman requires trial counsel to meet in person at least three court days before trial call, produce and pre-mark proposed exhibits, and prepare a joint exhibit index with admissibility positions and objections.

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Advance Trial Review Order, Evidence/Exhibits
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Trial counsel for the parties are ordered to meet in person ... at least three court days before the initial trial call date ... Counsel shall produce, and pre-mark all exhibits the parties seek leave of Court to introduce at trial.

The requirement is stated in an official standing order naming this judge.

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing

Allowed with notice

For San Diego remote hearings, the clerk must grant permission before a participant can share exhibits or information from a computer screen.

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Section
Remote hearings where remote appearance is permitted
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If you are expecting to need to share exhibits or information from your own computer screen during a hearing, please be familiar with how to show your screen in a Teams meeting. The clerk will need to grant permission for you to be able to share your screen.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Trial

Allowed with notice

Unless the assigned judge orders otherwise, evidence for a civil trial with a remote participant must be submitted to the court and served at least five court days before trial.

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Section
Rule 2.1.2(G), Submission of Evidence
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January 1, 2026
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parties appearing remotely must submit and serve all evidence to the court at least five court days prior to the scheduled trial date

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Filing

Allowed with notice

E-filed exhibits must be bookmarked to each exhibit, identified by number or letter and description, and submitted as text-searchable PDF files.

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Rule 2.1.4.1(C)-(D)
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January 1, 2026
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E-filed documents that contain exhibits must include electronic bookmarks with links to the first page of each exhibit and titles that identify the exhibit number or letter and briefly describe the exhibit.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Motion

Leave required

Absent court permission, media storage devices cannot be attached as exhibits to motions or pleadings; the media must be lodged instead.

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Section
Rule 2.5.6, Exhibits: Permissible Filings Defined
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January 1, 2026
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Absent leave of court, the court will not accept for filing any media storage device, such as a Compact Disc (CD), Digital Video Disc (DVD), or flash drive, that is attached as an exhibit to a motion or pleading.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

CourtwideExplicit
Hearing

Allowed with notice

To obtain pre-hearing review of an audio or video recording, the party must lodge the recording and file a transcript of the relevant portions as an exhibit.

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Section
Rule 2.5.6(B), Sound and Sound-and-Video Recordings
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January 1, 2026
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Lodge the recording and file a transcript of the relevant portions sought to be considered by the court as an exhibit.

The requirement is stated in current official court rules and is attached at court scope, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Trial

Allowed with notice

A party offering an electronic sound or sound-and-video recording must provide the court and opposing parties a transcript and provide opposing parties a duplicate of the recording.

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Official page
Section
Rule 2.1040
Effective
July 1, 2011
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the party must provide to the court and to opposing parties a transcript of the electronic recording and provide opposing parties with a duplicate of the electronic recording

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Hearing

Allowed

California courts should permit remote participation in covered civil proceedings, subject to the statute, local rules, and controlling orders.

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Official page
Section
Rule 3.672
Effective
August 4, 2023
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courts should permit parties to appear remotely at conferences, hearings, and proceedings in civil cases consistent with Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Hearing

Allowed

Covered civil parties and witnesses may appear remotely, and the court may conduct proceedings in whole or in part using remote technology.

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Official page
Section
CCP 367.75
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June 29, 2026
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that party or witness may appear remotely and the court may conduct conferences, hearings, and proceedings, in whole or in part, through the use of remote technology

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
General

Restricted

Court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast except as Rule 1.150 permits.

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Official page
Section
Rule 1.150
Effective
January 1, 2007
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Except as provided in this rule, court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Jury Trial

Allowed with notice

In expedited jury trials, parties may use slides, electronic presentations, projections, exhibit notebooks, and other methods approved at the pretrial conference.

Page
Official page
Section
Rule 3.1551, expedited jury trials only
Effective
July 1, 2016
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the parties may present summaries and may use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, individual notebooks of exhibits for submission to the jurors, or other innovative methods of presentation approved at the pretrial conference

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Pretrial

Allowed with notice

Voluntary expedited jury trial submissions must identify party agreements concerning electronic presentations and other proposed presentation methods.

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Official page
Section
Rule 3.1548, voluntary expedited jury trials only
Effective
July 1, 2016
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Any agreements of the parties to use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, notebooks of exhibits, or other methods of presenting information to the jury

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

StatewideExplicit
Trial

Leave required

An exhibit must be admitted by the judge before it may be used in the case.

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Section
Official self-help guidance, not a binding Rule of Court
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The judge must to allow you to admit the exhibit as evidence in order for you to use it in your case.

The requirement is stated in an official statewide source and is attached as applicable guidance, not as a personal preference.

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Courtroom technology

Published equipment guidance

No technology specification indexed

Technology availability is separate from procedural permission and evidentiary admissibility.

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Published opinion footprint

Decisions and citations

Opinion data is not yet indexed for this profile

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Superior Court of California, County of San Diego. 13 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.