Media Relations

Media Requests and Court Rules

Please submit MC-500 and MC-510 requests to Kristin.Davis@Kern.Courts.CA.Gov. 

• Rules of Court: Photographing, Recording, and Broadcasting in Court
• Standing Order Regulating Media Activity Outside the Courtroom

Document Requests

Please request documents directly through the division in which the case is filed. 

Press Release Mailing List

• Join Court's Press Mailing List

Members of the Press Release Mailing List will receive e-mail notification of all press releases and certain high profile cases as authorized by the assigned judge.

Note: The first time an e-mail address is returned as undeliverable, it will be deleted from the list.

Contact Information

Kristin Davis

Public Affairs Officer

(661) 610-6234

Kristin.Davis@Kern.Courts.CA.Gov

Interview Locations

Designated Interview Locations in each courthouse are as follows:

• 1415 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield - First floor, in front of the Court Lobby display in the Northeast corner of the lobby;

• 1415 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield - Second Floor, adjacent to Department 1 and Department 2;

• 1215 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield - First floor, northwest lobby of the Court.

Designated Interview Locations for the following facilities:

• Juvenile Justice Center, 2100 College Ave, Bakersfield

• Metro Traffic, 3131 Arrow Street, Bakersfield

• Delano Regional Court Facility, 1122 Jefferson Street, Delano

• Shafter Regional Court Facility, 325 Central Valley Highway, Shafter

• Lamont Regional Court Facility, 12022 Main Street, Lamont

• Mojave Regional Court Facility, 1773 Highway 58, Mojave

• Ridgecrest Regional Court Facility, 132 East Coso Ave., Ridgecrest

• Taft Regional Court Facility, 311 Lincoln Street, Taft

Lobby area as designated by Court security personnel on duty.