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Court of Appeal Announces Destruction of Old Court Records

February 10, 2020

San Diego—The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One has announced its intention to destroy criminal, juvenile, and civil records.

Supreme Court Announces Jury Selection Work Group

January 29, 2020

The Supreme Court of California on Wednesday announced it will form a new work group to study whether additional measures are needed to guard against impermissible discrimination in jury selection.

Categories: California Supreme Court

Commission Confirms Teri L. Jackson to First Appellate District

January 21, 2020

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Teri L. Jackson to the First District Court of Appeal.

Categories: Courts of Appeal, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye

Report Finding: Collaborative Court and Pretrial Programs Work

January 17, 2020

At its January 17 meeting, the council received a final report on a three-year grant supporting 39 collaborative court and pretrial programs that tracked retention, recidivism, and failure to appear rates for participating defendants.

Categories: Judicial Council, Criminal Justice Reform, Innovations and Research

Justice Ming Chin to Retire from California Supreme Court

January 15, 2020

Justice Chin is the court’s first Chinese-American justice and its longest-serving sitting member. He will retire from the California Supreme Court on August 31, capping a nearly 25-year career on the state high court.

Categories: California Supreme Court

Chief Justice Releases Statement on Governor's Budget Proposal for 2020-21

January 10, 2020

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye today issued a statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal for the judicial branch.

Categories: Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye, Superior Courts

Report Supports Case for Collaborative Courts and Pretrial Programs

January 10, 2020

At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Judicial Council will receive a final report on a three-year grant for 39 collaborative courts and pretrial programs that tracked retention, recidivism, and failure to appear rates for participating defendants.

Categories: Judicial Council

Supreme Court Attorneys Give Back

December 23, 2019

Forty attorneys from the California Supreme Court and First Appellate District in San Francisco joined forces this year to log hundreds of hours of volunteer legal work.

Categories: California Supreme Court

2019 Year in Review: Judicial Council of California

December 20, 2019

The Judicial Council of California marked another successful year in its advocacy and support for programs and funding that ensure equal access to justice for all Californians.

Categories: Access 3D, Judicial Council, Superior Courts

Courts Help Put New Laws into Effect

December 20, 2019

Keeping guns from dangerous people, restricting courthouse immigration arrests, and limiting "deepfake" election videos are just a few of the new laws that will change California in 2020.

Supreme Court Reappoints Members to Ethics Committee

December 12, 2019

The California Supreme Court today announced the reappointment of three current members of the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions.

Operation Mobile Justice

December 06, 2019

To prepare for potential emergencies, the Orange County court collaborated with Cal State Fullerton to practice using the campus’s emergency operations center as a makeshift courtroom.

Categories: Superior Courts, Access 3D

Jan. 21: Commission to Consider Appointment to First Appellate District

December 05, 2019

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will consider the appointment of Judge Teri L. Jackson to the First Appellate District on Jan. 21.

Categories: Courts of Appeal

California Courts Finalize More than 400 Adoptions Statewide

December 03, 2019

In counties across the state, kids leave the courthouse with brand new beginnings.

Categories: Superior Courts, Judicial Council, Children and Families

Chief Justice Appoints New Members to Power of Democracy Steering Committee

November 25, 2019

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye appointed five new members to the Power of Democracy Steering Committee, the governing body of her Civic Learning Initiative that aims to improve civic learning and engagement in California.

Categories: Civics/Power of Democracy, Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye