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Recommendations will include which case types and proceedings could be handled remotely.

Strategies include providing court users with remote options at various stages of jury service

Remote proceedings have improved case clearance rates and cleared previous case backlogs in some areas

Chief Justice’s Workgroup on Post-Pandemic Initiatives also finds remote hearings spurred case resolutions in juvenile cases, child support hearings.

Also hears from pandemic workgroup that remote technology is crucial to providing access to courts

Free public webinar on May 13 will show participants how to use and distribute multilingual educational materials available to help limited-English speakers access the courts.

​“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.

Jurist known for her intelligence, skill, and tireless commitment to expanding access to justice

The Judicial Council of California will consider ending three temporary emergency rules governing evictions, judicial foreclosures and an emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline to hold criminal trials has been extended a total of 90 days.  

The California Supreme Court ordered the July California Bar Exam be postponed to Sept. 9-10, and directed the State Bar to make every effort to administer the test online with remote or electronic proctoring.

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye today issued a statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal for the judicial branch.