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The handbook increases public trust and confidence in the judicial system by helping to ensure proper judicial behavior both on and off the bench.

Women now represent 35 percent of superior court judges, compared to 27 percent in 2006, continuing a steady upward trend.

More than 150 judges, court managers and IT professionals came together in Sacramento last week to find new ways to harness technologies to offer better service and access to the public.

Videoconference technology helps deliver self-help services remotely and increases a court's outreach.

In 2016, the Judicial Council continued focusing on efforts to better stabilize branch funding, improve branch governance, and to address concerns about fairness raised by the public, our sister branches of government, and stakeholders throughout the state.

Self-represented litigants who seek help with appealing their case now have access to a new online resource center.

A state Supreme Court committee today issued a formal opinion that guides trial court judges on campaign contributions and other campaign assistance they should disclose.

For the 13th straight year, data show a steady increase in women and non-white justices and judges.

New report shows for the 14th straight year, California’s judicial bench has grown more diverse.

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.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye and Court of Appeal presiding justices visited nine elementary, middle, and high schools this spring to present...

May 9-13 is Juror Appreciation Week, but courts are making the jury system better all year with check-in kiosks, text reminders, and web-based services.