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The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act creates a new pathway to deliver mental health treatment and support services to the most vulnerable Californians.

The CARE Act: Here’s What to Know By Dec. 2, 2024, California courts in all 58 counties had launched the CARE Act, a new pathway to deliver mental health treatment and support services to the most vulnerable Californians.

Fifty-two of California's 58 counties have resumed jury trials. Source: Court Service and Operations  

The California court system consists of the local superior courts in each of California’s 58 counties, the 6 districts of the Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court. Following is a summary of how judges and justices get to their positions on these courts.

Budgeting within the judicial branch is complex, collaborative, and time-consuming and the courts are integral to the process.

There were 630,965 statewide interpretations during fiscal year (FY) 2021–22. Languages and dialects spoken in California—more than 200 Percentage of Californians that speak a non-English language at home: 44% Percentage of Californians with English-language limitations: approximately 17.2% (approximately 6.4 million) Languages certified for court interpreters: American Sign Language and 12 spoken languages—Arabic, Armenian (Eastern), Cantonese, Farsi (Persian), Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi (India), Russian, Spanish, Filipino (Tagalo

Fiscal Year 2023-24: Unified court system serving more than 39 million people 1,755 judges (authorized positions) Approximately 450 court facilities Filings: 4,890,450 Dispositions: 3,294,424 More data points in the Court Statistics Report Historic Facts

California Courts Court levels: 3 Superior, also known as trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is approximately 1.4% of the State General Fund

Court levels: 3 Trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is approximately 1.4% of the State General Fund The California court system—the largest in the nation, with approximately 1,800 justices and judges and 5 million cases—serves more than 39 million people. The state Constitution vests the judicial power of California in the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and superior courts.