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On Friday, December 19, a wide range of community leaders gathered at the Napa County Superior Court to recognize Judge Francisca P. Tisher for thirty years of service on the bench and for her ground-breaking achievements as the first woman appointed as a judge in Napa. The ceremony concluded with the naming of the court’s jury assembly room in her honor as the Francisca P. Tisher Jury Assembly Room.

The San Joaquin DUI Court Program began in 2008 and targets all repeat DUI offenders in Stockton. The program includes a treatment track designed for offenders with substance dependence or addiction, focusing on providing substance abuse treatment in conjunction with continuous alcohol monitoring, drug testing, and regular court appearances. Additionally, the program will continue to expand a new monitoring track focused on monitoring and regular court appearances for repeat offenders who are assessed as not having a dependence or addiction problem.

Launching this new pilot project will modernize the way the record is captured in participating courtrooms throughout the county and help address the statewide court reporter shortage by authorizing official court reporters to report proceedings from designated court offices.  

After two years of development, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County has officially launched Court Commons, a new pop-up community resource center designed to demystify the court system by engaging with Los Angeles County residents directly in their communities with on-the-spot resources and accessible civics education, Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II announced today.