Council to Address Anticipated Branch Budget Shortfall

April 09, 2015 | News Release

SAN FRANCISCO—At its public meeting on April 17, the Judicial Council will consider ways to deal with an anticipated shortfall of nearly $11 million in the judicial branch’s State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund (IMF) for fiscal year...

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California Bench Continues to Grow More Diverse

March 03, 2015 | News Release

SAN FRANCISCO—Diversity on the California bench is increasing, according to a legislatively mandated annual report released today by the Judicial Council. The report contains demographic data on the ethnicity, race, gender, gender identity, sexual...

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Administrative Director Cuts Staff Costs: Pensions, Parking, Vehicles

February 18, 2015 | News Release

SACRAMENTO—At a public meeting on February 19, the Judicial Council’s Administrative Director Martin Hoshino announced that high-level council staff will start contributing to their retirement accounts and cease receiving a monthly parking stipend...

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Council to Hear Progress Report on Response to State Auditor

February 10, 2015 | News Release

SACRAMENTO—At its public meeting on February 19, the Judicial Council will get a progress report on a working group charged with reviewing recommendations made by the California State Auditor on council operations and spending. Chief Justice Tani G....

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Council Approves Language Access Plan for Courts

January 21, 2015 | News Release

SACRAMENTO—At its public meeting on January 22, the Judicial Council approved the adoption of a comprehensive language access plan that provides a consistent statewide approach to ensure language access for all limited English proficient court users...

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Council Considers Language Access Plan for Courts

January 14, 2015 | News Release

SACRAMENTO—At its public meeting on January 22, the Judicial Council will consider adoption of a language access plan that would provide a consistent statewide approach to ensure language access for all limited English proficient court users in...

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Chief Justice Appoints Justice Ming W. Chin to Judicial Council

December 16, 2014 | News Release

Associate Justice Ming W. Chin SAN FRANCISCO—Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye today announced that California Supreme Court Associate Justice Ming W. Chin has been appointed to the Judicial Council. Justice Chin will replace Justice Marvin...

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Council Approves 2015 Legislative Priorities

December 12, 2014 | News Release

SAN FRANCISCO—At its public meeting on December 12, the Judicial Council approved recommendations from its Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee to advocate for new investment in the justice system, more judgeships for communities most in need, and...

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Council Approves Retirement of Separate Name for Staff Agency

July 29, 2014 | News Release

At its public meeting on July 29, the Judicial Council approved recommendations to amend rules of court to retire use of the name Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) for its staff.

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Council OKs Options to Help Courts Manage Their Budgets

June 27, 2014 | News Release

SAN FRANCISCO—At its public meeting on June 27, the Judicial Council approved recommendations from its Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee on new policies related to encumbrances of trial court funds.

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