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Council to Consider Ways to Help Court Users at Risk of Homelessness

November 12, 2021

Will also hear about standards to prevent bias in court proceedings, a new remote proceedings guide, and efforts to educate youth about the court system

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California Supreme Court Names New Director of Criminal Central Staff

November 1, 2021

Longtime director of Supreme Court’s Criminal Central Staff steps down; first Latina to head a court central staff named as successor.

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Ethics Committee Issues Advice to Judges on Disqualifying from School District Mask and Vaccine Mandate Cases

October 28, 2021

California Supreme Court ethics committee issues expedited guidance for judges engaged in civics education activities about disqualifying from cases about school district mask and vaccine mandates.

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Construction to Start on New Modesto Courthouse

October 21, 2021

Downtown building will address overcrowding, security, and accessibility issues while improving efficiency by consolidating services at one location