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News Release - December 22, 2020

California Chief Justice Launches Program to Fast Track Backlogged Criminal Cases

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on Tuesday announced she will launch a program to fast track the resolution of criminal cases and make retired judges available through the Temporary Assigned Judges Program to reinforce those efforts.

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News Release - January 8, 2021

California Chief Justice Releases Statement on Governor's Budget Proposal

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on Friday issued the following statement on the Governor’s budget proposal for the judicial branch:

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News Release - January 14, 2021

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Justice Truc T. Do is the first Asian American woman justice on the Fourth District Court of Appeal.

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Commission On Judicial Appointments

Fourth Appellate District

News Release - February 17, 2021

Judicial Council Sponsors Bill to Celebrate California Native American Day

“The Judicial Council of California and its chair, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, are committed to providing equal access and fairness in our justice system,” said Judge Marla O. Anderson.

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Judge Abby Abinanti, Yurok Tribe member and co-chair of the Judicial Council’s Tribal Court-State Court Forum.

News Release - June 29, 2020

California Chief Justice Issues Statement on Budget

"We in the judicial branch will do our best to serve the public in these unprecedented times of a global pandemic and recession," Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said.

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News Release - June 10, 2020

Judicial Council, Chief Justice End Some Emergency Measures as California and Courts Expand Reopening

The Judicial Council voted to end the COVID-19 emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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News Release - June 10, 2020

Chief Justice Suspends Vote on Eviction, Foreclosure Emergency Rules

The Judicial Council of California will not vote today on whether to end two emergency rules governing evictions and judicial foreclosures, after Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced she suspended the vote.

News Release - June 3, 2020

Council Working Group Releases Pandemic Recovery Resource Guide for Courts

Guide addresses more than 200 questions and topics related to facilities, personnel, jury management, case management and processing, and communications.

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Superior Courts

Recommendations for displays like this one in Napa County are outlined in a resource guide for courts created by a Judicial Council workgroup.

News Release - May 29, 2020

Judicial Council Revises Emergency Rule on Statutes of Limitations in Civil Cases

The Judicial Council approved a revision to emergency rule 9 regarding the statutes of limitations for filing civil cases during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to clarify that the emergency rule also applies to “statutes of repose”.

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Temporary Emergency Rules

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News Release - September 24, 2018

Chief Justice Honors Pretrial Detention Reform Workgroup with Award for Exemplary Service

Pretrial Detention Reform Workgroup and retired Judge Richard Couzens honored for their work that led to a new law that replaces money bail with risk assessment.

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Report on Senate Bill 10

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Criminal Justice Reform

Judge Lisa Rodriguez (left) and Judge Brian Back, co-chairs of the Pretrial Detention Reform Workgroup.

News Release - July 26, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

SAN FRANCISCO—Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four appointments to the Courts of Appeal.

Court of Appeal, First Appellate District

Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District

Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District

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Commission On Judicial Appointments

News Release - April 24, 2018

Proposed Rule Would Require Disclosure of Settlements Involving Judges

A working group convened by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye has developed a proposed rule change that would require settlement agreements involving complaints against judicial officers be disclosed to the public.

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California Chief Justice Launches Program to Fast Track Backlogged Criminal Cases

California Chief Justice Releases Statement on Governor's Budget Proposal

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Judicial Council Sponsors Bill to Celebrate California Native American Day

California Chief Justice Issues Statement on Budget

Judicial Council, Chief Justice End Some Emergency Measures as California and Courts Expand Reopening

Chief Justice Suspends Vote on Eviction, Foreclosure Emergency Rules

Council Working Group Releases Pandemic Recovery Resource Guide for Courts

Judicial Council Revises Emergency Rule on Statutes of Limitations in Civil Cases

Chief Justice Honors Pretrial Detention Reform Workgroup with Award for Exemplary Service

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Proposed Rule Would Require Disclosure of Settlements Involving Judges

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