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Sophia Choi

Superior Court of California, County of Riverside

California · Riverside

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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 Calendar and Trials, Historic Courthouse, Department 5
Service status
Active
Court level
Trial
Jurisdiction
State
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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

Leave required

Judge Choi permits demonstratives, digital slides, and other visual aids in opening or closing only after party stipulation and court approval; proposed visual aids must be disclosed and opening-use requests made by motion in limine.

Page
6
Section
Visual Aids in Opening Statement and Closing Argument
Effective
October 2, 2025
Last checked
July 28, 2026
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No demonstrative evidence, digital slides presentation, or other visual aid ... will be allowed without prior stipulation of the parties and court approval.

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

CourtwideExplicit
Trial

Allowed with notice

Riverside Local Rule 3401 requires trial counsel to exchange witness and exhibit lists no later than 14 days before trial; undisclosed non-impeachment exhibits may be excluded.

Page
66
Section
Rule 3401(2), Exchange of Documents
Effective
July 1, 2026
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July 28, 2026
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Not later than 14 days before the date set for trial ... counsel for all parties shall exchange ... A list of all exhibits that the party intends to introduce at trial

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

CourtwideExplicit
Trial

Encouraged

Riverside requires exhibits to be numbered in advance and page-numbered, and encourages counsel to exchange exhibits electronically in a standardized format.

Page
69
Section
Rule 3401(7), Exhibits
Effective
July 1, 2026
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July 28, 2026
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Counsel are encouraged to exchange their exhibits electronically in a standardized format.

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.

Page
Official page
Section
Rule 2.1040
Effective
July 1, 2011
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

Page
Official page
Section
Rule 3.672
Effective
August 4, 2023
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

Page
Official page
Section
CCP 367.75
Effective
June 29, 2026
Last checked
July 26, 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.

Page
Official page
Section
Rule 1.150
Effective
January 1, 2007
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

Page
Official page
Section
Rule 3.1548, voluntary expedited jury trials only
Effective
July 1, 2016
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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.

Page
Official page
Section
Official self-help guidance, not a binding Rule of Court
Last checked
July 26, 2026
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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

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Sources

Public documents behind this profile

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Change history

How this profile entered KYJ

Current profile indexed

Identity imported from Superior Court of California, County of Riverside. 10 presentation-related claims migrated with source provenance.