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Also hears about improvements to jury service, approves a new court technology plan, and supports strategies for ensuring racial fairness in collaborative court programs

Judge Anderson will retire April 30, after nearly 30 years as a Monterey County judge and a decade as a member of the policymaking body for California’s court system.

Courts received more than 220 CARE Act petitions since the program launched in October; Judicial Council also hears reports on remote appearances, a new racial justice toolkit, and a program providing free legal services in high-stakes civil cases

Will also receive report on how remote appearances in civil cases are popular with court users and staff

Building on technologies adopted during the pandemic, the council will research expansion of remote services in family and juvenile law, traffic infraction cases, and in-custody defendant/attorney communications

Judicial Council to receive report about successful court practices that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic

Recognizes role models of diversity, equity, and inclusion: former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and former Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso

Council also recognizes recipient of the Aranda Access to Justice Award

Will also consider reports on access to electronic records, using data to improve court services, and the need for civics education on the judicial system

Report says use of risk assessment tools, support services, and reminder systems show promise in reducing rearrests and failures to appear

Rearrest rates dropped for defendants released through pretrial programs

Justice Marsha Slough today announced she will retire Aug. 31, capping two decades of service as a judicial officer and nearly a decade as a Judicial Council member and leading voice on key judicial branch initiatives.