Judicial Council approved 16 proposals via circulating order that improve court operations and services for the public

Revised budget proposal includes funding for a Judicial Council unit to provide training, technical assistance, and legal support to California’s trial courts on environmental and climate change issues.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing at 11 a.m. on June 16 to consider the appointment of Judge Joanne Motoike as Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three (Santa Ana).

Supreme Court ethics committee issues guidance to retired judges who are privately retained about fundraising activities.

Tami Fisher named director; Steven Rosenberg to retire after nine years as director

Juror Appreciation Week this year is May 9–13, one way the California courts thank these citizens for fulfilling their obligation and making the justice system work. Learn about judicial branch initiatives to improve the jury system in California.

Hundreds of students and teachers from Everett Alvarez and North Salinas high schools in Monterey County gathered in the World Theater at California State University, Monterey Bay for a Law Day event featuring Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.

In a live Q and A, students asked the Chief Justice about her journey to become California’s top judge and the challenges along the way, particularly as the first woman of color in the role.

Schools in Orange and Fresno counties earn top civics honor; Los Angeles County teacher Joel Snyder named Champion of Civics.

By UCLA Law News

Former California Supreme Court Justice John A. Arguelles, a member of the Class of 1954, died at his home on April 10. He was 94.

Arguelles was the first UCLA Law alumnus to serve on the state’s highest court and only the second Hispanic Justice on the court.

Public hearings on May 17 will consider appointments of Justice Maria E. Stratton and Martin N. Buchanan to appellate courts in Los Angeles and San Diego.