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Feature - February 25, 2020
Starting Monday, March 2, North County residents will no longer be required to drive to downtown San Diego to file their probate matters.
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Feature - December 23, 2019
Forty attorneys from the California Supreme Court and First Appellate District in San Francisco joined forces this year to log hundreds of hours of volunteer legal work.
Feature - October 7, 2019
A look back at highlights of the court's 2018-2019 year.
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Feature - June 28, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first state budget on Thursday, which includes nearly $470 million in new judicial branch funding to continue the courts’ steady recovery after years of deep cuts.
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Feature - July 28, 2020
Fellow California Supreme Court justices paid tribute to Justice Chin before his last oral argument, which was held by videoconference.
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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 - August 26, 2016
Courthouse projects in various stages—all require funding to continue. Others are indefinitely delayed.
Feature - May 13, 2016
Following the release of Governor Brown's May Revision, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye stated:
"I’m pleased to see that the Governor’s budget is consistent with his original proposal in January—one that emphasizes the need for ongoing and new...
Feature - April 29, 2016
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye this week called for the creation of a Judicial Council Budget Committee to review recommendations on statewide budget changes, the use of statewide reserves, and proposals for grant funding for judicial branch ...
Feature - June 27, 2018
Governor Jerry Brown signed a state budget on Wednesday that will help restore court services slashed during the recession, fund courthouse projects, and improve access to justice for millions of Californians.
Feature - March 7, 2018
Facing growing numbers of civil and family law litigants representing themselves, courts are expanding services offered through “self-help” centers.
Feature - July 27, 2017
While the model has helped equalize funding gaps across counties, chronic underfunding of the judicial branch has complicated its rollout.