General Orders
| General Order | Date Filed | Subject |
| 70-H | 10/31/2007 | Transcript Rates |
| 146 | 11/19/1971 | Prohibiting Alcoholic Beverages anywhere on the premises of the U.S. Courthouse, Annex Buildings, or the Bankruptcy Division of this District |
| 168-E | 7/2/1980 | Final Plan for Achieving Prompt Disposition of Criminal Cases and Implementing the Speedy Trial Act of 1974 |
| 203-L | 10/28/2002 | Duties and Power of United States Magistrate Judges: Forfeiture of Collateral |
| 203-M | 12/19/2006 | Duties and Powers of United States Magistrate Judges Regarding Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses: Forfeiture of Collateral |
| 203-N | 04/28/2008 | Duties and Power of United States Magistrate Judges Regarding Misdemeanor and Petty Offenses: Forfeiture of Collateral |
| 240 | 7/12/1979 | Petition for Disclosure of Presentence or Probation Records |
| 259-A | 1/27/1982 | Extending Jurisdiction of Arizona Part-time Magistrate to include the Southern District of California |
| 273 | 4/21/1982 | Appointing Substitute Custodian for Seized Property |
| 277-G | 11/1/2004 | Adopting Disciplinary Committee |
| 285-C | 12/6/1991 | Management Plan for Court Reporting and Recording Services |
| 285-D | 11/17/2008 | Management Plan for Court Reporting and Recording Services |
| 301-D | 11/26/1996 | Admission Fee, Allocation of Admission Fees |
| 301-E | 5/24/2004 | Admission Fee, Allocation of Admission Fee |
| 301-G | 3/16/2007 | Admission Fee, Allocation of Admission Fee |
| 364 | 4/24/1989 | Providing Dress Clothing for Prisoners at Metropolitan Corrections Center |
| 370-B | 1/31/2006 | Attorney Fees Allowable in Federal Capital Prosecutions and Habeas Corpus Death Penalty Cases under the Criminal Justice Act |
| 380-A | 10/26/1994 | Grievance and Adverse Action Procedures |
| 380-B | 1/5/2000 | Amendment to Grievance and Adverse Action Plan |
| 387 | 1/9/1992 | Arbitration and Mediation Rules |
| 387-A | 1/5/2000 | Arbitration and Mediation Rules |
| 399 | 1/12/1993 | Destruction of Expunged Records |
| 405-A | 10/19/1994 | Qualification Requirements for CJA Panel Attorneys in the Southern District of California |
| 405-B | 1/24/1996 | Removing from the CJA Panel an Attorney Charged with a Felony |
| 408 | 10/26/1993 | Allowing Cameras in the Courthouse |
| 410-C | 5/10/1994 | Requiring Notice for Intent to Rely on Insanity Defense and for use of Mental Condition Experts |
| 419 | 8/23/1994 | CJA Vouchers |
| 431-C | 1/5/2005 | Appointment of the Chief Bankruptcy Judge |
| 431-D | 5/28/2008 | Length of Term of the Chief Bankruptcy Judge |
| 439-B | 5/24/2004 | Amending Local Rule 83.3 Attorneys - Admission to Practice Standards of Conduct |
| 442-A | 9/10/1997 | Services to Persons with Communications Disabilitites |
| 444 | 4/18/1997 | Regulating Interpreters in the U.S. Marshal's Holding Cell and in Probation Interviews |
| 446 | 6/18/1997 | Appointment of Chief PreTrial Services Officer for U.S. District Court, Southern District of California |
| 451-A | 7/12/2005 | Amendment to Local Civil Rule 40.1.h |
| 452-C | 2/2/1999 | Employment Dispute Resolution Plan ·EDR, Part A ·EDR, Part B ·Health & Safety Plan |
| 458 | 4/8/1998 | Duties and Powers of United States Magistrate Judges: Forfeiture of Collateral NOTE: Please contact Clerk's Office for collateral schedule. |
| 467 | 4/13/1999 | Administration of the Pro Bono Fund under Civil Local Rule 83.8 |
| 477 | 9/28/1999 | Procedures Following Defendant Allegations of Inadequate Medical Attention at Jail Facility |
| 486 | 10/30/2000 | Declaration of Judicial Emergency |
| 491 | 12/18/2000 | Closing Court on Cesar Chavez Day |
| 493 | 2/6/2001 | Allowing Cell Phones in the Edward J. Schwartz Courthouse Building |
| 494 | 2/14/2001 | CJA Vouchers |
| 494-A | 5/12/2005 | Criminal Justice Act Vouchers |
| 499 | 6/25/2001 | Criminal Justice Act Plan |
| 500 | 7/31/2001 | Reappointment of U.S. Magistrate Judge Aaron |
| 501 | 8/15/2001 | Amending CivLR 5.1 |
| 502 | 9/17/2001 | Extending Jurisdiction of Arizona Full-Time Magistrate to Include the So. District of CA |
| 502-A | 5/12/2005 | Exercise of Jurisdiction by the United States Magistrate Judge at El Centro, California, over Adjoining Areas in the District of Arizona |
| 510 | 1/4/2002 | Holiday Friday after Thanksgiving |
| 512 | 5/14/2002 | Charge of or Conviction of Felony |
| 513 | 5/14/2002 | Right to and Assignment of Counsel |
| 514 | 5/20/2002 | Adopting a Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files |
| 514-A | 11/22/2002 | Adopting a Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files |
| 514-B | 4/14/2003 | Adopting a Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files |
| 514-C | 5/5/2003 | Adopting a Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files |
| 514-D | 2/27/2008 | In the matter of Amending the Policy on Privacy and Public Access to Certain Materials |
| 516 | 7/26/2002 | Sentence Summary Chart ·Summary Chart |
| 517 | 9/3/2002 | Appointment of Carol C. Lam United States Attorney |
| 523 | 2/11/2003 | Retention and Release of San Diego Juvenile Court Information |
| 525 | 5/5/2003 | Mental Health Supervision |
| 540 | 9/20/2004 | Local Rules Amendments |
| 541 | 9/20/2004 | Delegation of Authority |
| 542 | 10/25/2004 | Local Rules Amendments |
| 543 | 3/22/2005 | Local Rules Amendments |
| 544 | 3/28/2005 | Local Rules Amendments |
| 547 | 9/21/2005 | Frequency of Drug Testing Ordered as a Condition of Probation or Other Supervised Release |
| 549 | 2/21/2006 | Proposed Local Rules of Practice for Patent Cases before the United States District Court for the Southern District of California |
| 550 | 5/22/2006 | Procedural Rules for Electronic Case Filing |
| 552-A | 4/2/2007 | U.S. Pretrial Services Interviews |
| 553 | 12/29/2006 | National Day of Mourning for Gerald R. Ford |
| 554 | 1/9/2007 | Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges Louisa S. Porter and Leo S. Papas |
| 556 | 6/11/2007 | Amending Local Rules |
| 557-A | 5/28/2008 | Special Admission of Linda Lopez, Attorney, Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc. |
| 558 | 7/30/2007 | Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judge Nita L. Stormes |
| 559 | 7/30/2007 | Deleting Civil Local Rule 54.1(b)(4)(a)(5) |
| 560 | 9/5/2007 | Amending Local Criminal Rule 11.2 |
| 565 | 11/2/2007 | Computation of Time Following Court Closure |
| 566 | 12/20/2007 | Court Closing on Monday, December 24, 2007 |
| 567 | 1/16/2008 | Filing of Sentencing Summary Charts |
| 568 | 5/28/2008 | Random Assignment of Criminal Cases |
| 569 | 10/21/2008 | Holiday Administrative Leave |
| 570 | 01/07/2009 | Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges Ruben B. Brooks and Anthony J. Battaglia |
| 571 | 02/06/2009 | Amending Local Criminal Rules Regarding Related Cases |
| 572 | 03/02/2009 | Appointment of Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge |
| 573 | 04/28/2009 | Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges Ruben B. Brooks and Anthony J. Battaglia |
| 574 | 08/25/2009 | Appointment of Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge |
| 575 | 08/31/2009 | Local Rules Amendments |
| 577 | 10/15/2009 | Appointment of United States Magistrate Judge William V. Gallo |