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Hundreds of new state laws will take effect in the new year. Here are a few worth noting.

State judicial branch first recognized holiday in 2022 with legislation sponsored by Judicial Council

Under new leadership, the judicial branch of California continued to prioritize access to justice for court users and the public.

Courts around the state worked to restore, maintain, and even expand access to justice amid the continuing pandemic.

Also approved revision to standard promoting an environment free of bias in court proceedings and declared November to be Court Adoption and Permanency Month

The Judicial Council voted to end two temporary emergency rules governing evictions and judicial foreclosures, to stay in effect through midnight Sept. 1.

Since the COVID-19 state of emergency issued in mid-March, courts around the state have been holding more court hearings remotely. Now courts are looking for ways to expand remote technology to support community engagement. 

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.

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.

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.

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.