News Release - May 18, 2017 Chief Justice directs action on traffic, civil cases, self-represented litigants, and technology Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye directs immediate council action on four recommendations from the Futures Commission. Related: Futures Commission Report Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye Judicial Council of California Chief Justice's Letter to Judicial Council Internal Chairs and Administrative D… Chief Justice
News Release - January 19, 2017 Council Hears That Pretrial Risk Assessment Can Lower Rate of Defendants’ Pretrial Misconduct At its public meeting on January 19, Judicial Council members heard a report that the use of evidence-based practices in pretrial risk assessment can reduce misconduct and failure to appear rates for criminal defendants. Related: Judicial Council Calif. Judges Wowed by Tool to Assess Criminal Defendants Meeting archive (video) Judicial Council Image