Feature - March 7, 2018
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Facing growing numbers of civil and family law litigants representing themselves, courts are expanding services offered through “self-help” centers.
News Release - November 8, 2017
Multilingual videos on Section 8 Tenant Rights were recently added to the California Courts Online Self-Help Center in Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Vietnamese, and Korean.
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News Release - May 14, 2019
Self-represented litigants who seek help with appealing their case now have access to a new online resource center.
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News Release - October 21, 2019
Hundreds of Fresno high school students will attend an outreach event held by the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, who will hear oral argument in two cases.
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Feature - April 6, 2021
Court self-help centers aim to help Californians without legal representation navigate the court system.
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News Release - June 22, 2016
The Fresno-based Fifth District Court of Appeal will begin webcasting on June 29, according to Administrative Presiding Justice Brad Hill.
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Feature - March 18, 2019
As the Chief Justice prepares to address the Legislature on the 2019 State of the Judiciary, a look back at some key judicial branch milestones.
Feature - June 30, 2020
The budget cuts $200 million from the state court system, though $150 million could be restored if the federal government sends additional aid by the fall.
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Feature - February 24, 2020
Court of Appeal in Fresno spearheads projects to modernize and expand access to justice for Californians appealing their cases.
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event - October 7, 2020
Counsel will appear remotely and courtroom seating for the press will be strictly limited to achieve appropriate distancing. The public will continue to have access to argument via live-streaming.
News Release - May 17, 2019
The Judicial Council received a report on how the state’s trial courts used additional funding included in this fiscal year’s judicial branch budget to expand hours, reopen closed locations, and invest in new technology to increase access to justice for the public.
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Feature - May 19, 2020
Since April, the state Supreme Court rolled a large screen television into its San Francisco courtroom to conduct oral arguments.
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