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Feature - March 28, 2016
California superior courts received more than 200,000 petitions for resentencing or applications for reclassification during the first 13 months after voters approved Proposition 47.
Feature - April 22, 2016
The Judicial Council has revised rules of court and forms to help implement a statute that expands the use of expedited jury trials in California, effective July 1.
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Feature - May 10, 2016
Youth court leaders, judges, youth court staff, volunteers, education and youth-focused organizations, and community service leaders will gather in Santa Cruz this June to exchange information on best practices for youth courts.
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Feature - May 10, 2016
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.
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Feature - May 12, 2016
See how new and renovated courthouses are making jury service a more comfortable experience.
Feature - May 18, 2016
Roughly 206 drug courts serve residents in 53 of California’s 58 counties. By helping people with substance abuse issues repair their lives, drug courts divert those who could otherwise cycle repeatedly through the criminal justice system.
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Feature - July 22, 2016
California courts have resolved 132,879 delinquent infraction and misdemeanor accounts and sent 104,105 requests to the state Department of Motor Vehicles to lift holds on drivers licenses since the traffic amnesty program began in October 2015.
Feature - April 19, 2017
How are self-help centers being managed with shrinking resources? This newsroom feature takes a look at two very different centers sharing the same challenges.
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Feature - May 8, 2017
California courts are making jury service more convenient for jurors by working around their schedules when possible.
Feature - May 22, 2017
Did you know that May is National Foster Care Month? Learn about how one court-driven program makes an impact on the lives of foster youth.
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Feature - June 9, 2017
California’s 75 teen courts let youth face a jury of their peers—and steer cases away from the juvenile justice system.
Feature - June 9, 2017
Videoconference technology helps deliver self-help services remotely and increases a court's outreach.
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