Chief Justice Suspends Vote on Eviction, Foreclosure Emergency Rules

June 10, 2020 | News Release

The Judicial Council of California will not vote today on whether to end two emergency rules governing evictions and judicial foreclosures, after Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced she suspended the vote.

Categories: Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye, Judicial Council, COVID-19

Judicial Council, Chief Justice Consider Ending Some Emergency Measures as California and Courts Expand Reopening

June 08, 2020 | News Release

The Judicial Council of California will consider ending three temporary emergency rules governing evictions, judicial foreclosures and an emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Categories: Judicial Council, COVID-19

Council Working Group Releases Pandemic Recovery Resource Guide for Courts

June 03, 2020 | News Release

Guide addresses more than 200 questions and topics related to facilities, personnel, jury management, case management and processing, and communications.

Categories: Judicial Council, Superior Courts, COVID-19

Judicial Council Revises Emergency Rule on Statutes of Limitations in Civil Cases

May 29, 2020 | News Release

The Judicial Council approved a revision to emergency rule 9 regarding the statutes of limitations for filing civil cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to clarify that the emergency rule also applies to “statutes of repose”.

Categories: Judicial Council, COVID-19

Judicial Council Hears Report on State Budget Proposal’s Impact to Judicial Branch

May 15, 2020 | News Release

At its May 15 teleconference meeting, the council received reports on potential reductions to judicial branch funding, as well as planning efforts to restore court access and services restricted due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Categories: Judicial Council, Budget, COVID-19

Judicial Council Launches Working Group to Aid Courts in Pandemic Recovery

May 12, 2020 | News Release

The Judicial Council of California has launched the Pandemic Continuity of Operations Working Group, which will quickly collect best practices and publish a framework to help the state's 58 superior courts restore interrupted services in the wake of the...

Categories: Judicial Council, COVID-19

Council to Hold Regular Business Meeting May 15

May 12, 2020 | News Release

Meeting agenda and council reports are online, and a link to a live audiocast of the meeting will be on the California Courts website on the day of the meeting.

Categories: Judicial Council

Council Makes It Easier for Parties to Request Changes to Support Orders Amid Pandemic

April 20, 2020 | News Release

Judges now have discretion to backdate modification requests for child, spousal, partner, or family support orders during the state of emergency.

Categories: Judicial Council, Children and Families, COVID-19

Judicial Council Mandates Electronic Service of Documents in Most Civil Cases

April 17, 2020 | News Release

The council's latest temporary emergency rule requires attorneys to electronically serve and receive notices and documents in all general civil actions and family and probate proceedings when requested to do so.

Categories: Judicial Council, COVID-19

Judicial Council Adopts New Rules to Lower Jail Population, Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures

April 06, 2020 | News Release

At its meeting today, the council approved 11 temporary emergency rules, including setting bail statewide at $0 for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies and staying eviction and foreclosure proceedings.

Categories: Judicial Council