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Feature - November 23, 2021

Adoption Proceedings Increase During Pandemic

Recent investments in technology and innovations in hybrid court design help connect more forever families.

California Child Welfare Indicators Project

Public Supports Remote Hearings

Judicial Council

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News Release - November 19, 2021

Council Receives Strategies for Helping Court Users at Risk of Becoming Homeless

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

News Release - November 12, 2021

Council to Consider Ways to Help Court Users at Risk of Homelessness

Will also hear about standards to prevent bias in court proceedings, a new remote proceedings guide, and efforts to educate youth about the court system

Judicial Council

Meeting information

News Release - October 28, 2021

Ethics Committee Issues Advice to Judges on Disqualifying from School District Mask and Vaccine Mandate Cases

California Supreme Court ethics committee issues expedited guidance for judges engaged in civics education activities about disqualifying from cases about school district mask and vaccine mandates.

Supreme Court

Feature - October 27, 2021

Commentary: Investing in Remote Technology and Closing California's Justice Gap

As Americans question the capacity of their institutions to serve them effectively and people around the world voice doubts about democracy, it’s important that we strengthen our courts with the right mix of innovation and investment.

Supreme Court and respondents appearing on virtual screen

News Release - October 21, 2021

Construction to Start on New Modesto Courthouse

Downtown building will address overcrowding, security, and accessibility issues while improving efficiency by consolidating services at one location

Building California Courthouses

Photos of new and renovated California courthouses

Feature - October 21, 2021

Visits to Local Classrooms Bring Lessons on the Constitution

To commemorate Constitution Day, California judges visited classrooms and libraries statewide to deliver lessons on the three branches of government and the role of the courts. The effort supports a year-round drive to foster a better understanding of the judicial branch among students and teachers. 

Chief Justice

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News Release - October 19, 2021

First Appellate District Launches Judicial Mentorship Program

Mentorship program is part of a larger statewide effort to diversify the California bench

Courts of Appeal

California Supreme Court and First Appellate District (San Francisco)

News Release - October 13, 2021

Commission Confirms Justice to First District Court of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Judge Victor A. Rodriguez as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three (San Francisco).

Chief Justice

Courts of Appeal