Why the courthouse being closed does not matter
Each county's superior court judges adopt a uniform bail schedule annually. The jail applies that schedule at booking, so the bail amount exists before anyone sees a judge. A bond posted Saturday night produces a release Saturday night, with the arraignment following on the next court day.
What is different on a weekend
- Volume. Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest booking windows of the week, which lengthens the discharge queue.
- No bail reduction motions until court reopens — the schedule amount is the number until a judge revisits it.
- Holiday weekends can push arraignment out an extra day, which is exactly when posting matters most.
Timing detail in how long after posting bail is an inmate released.
The exceptions that do wait for a judge
- No-bail holds and probation or parole holds.
- Charges where the schedule does not permit release without review.
- Cases where the prosecution seeks increased bail or a §1275.1 source-of-funds hearing.