Courts Expanding Language Services for the Public

August 03, 2018

Recent report details the increased access to interpreters in civil cases and the additional language services provided for court users inside and outside of the courtroom.

Categories: Access 3D

Restorative Justice: Healing California’s Youth

August 02, 2018

Juvenile courts in California are uniquely responsible for the treatment and rehabilitation of young offenders. But increasingly, courts and schools are recognizing the value of keeping students in classrooms and out of the court system altogether.

Categories: Sentencing, Corrections, Criminal Justice Reform, Innovations and Research

Local Courts Impacted by Northern California Wildfires

July 31, 2018

Courts in Shasta, Lake, and Trinity counties have all reopened after wildfires forced their closure.

Categories: CA Superior Courts

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

July 30, 2018

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer to the Second Appellate District.

Categories: CA Courts of Appeal, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Six Appointments to Courts of Appeal

July 27, 2018

If confirmed, appointees would include the first Korean-American justice, and the first Muslim and South Asian-American justice in the history of the California Courts of Appeal.

Categories: CA Courts of Appeal, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

July 26, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO—Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four appointments to the Courts of Appeal.

Categories: CA Courts of Appeal, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye

Court of Appeal Announces Destruction of Old Court Records

July 26, 2018

The Court of Appeal, First Appellate District has announced its intention to destroy civil records under Rule 10.1028(d) of the California Rules of Court.

Categories: CA Courts of Appeal

Council Allocates Additional $48 Million to Most Underfunded Trial Courts

July 20, 2018

At its July 20 business meeting, the Judicial Council approved funding for the state’s 58 trial courts, including $47.8 million in new funding to boost the budgets of the neediest courts.

Categories: Judicial Council, Budget

Judicial Council Announces 2018 Distinguished Service Awards

July 20, 2018

The Judicial Council of California today announced three recipients of its 2018 Distinguished Service Award, the highest honors given by the state court system’s governing body.

The Sixth District Court of Appeal Appoints a New Court Executive Officer

July 18, 2018

The California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District is pleased to announce that Susan S. Miller will become its new Court Executive Officer.