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News Release - July 15, 2022

Council Allocates Trial Court Funding from State Budget

The council also approved the latest plan for new courthouse construction.
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Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and California Supreme Court Associate Justice Carol Corrigan talk in the Judicial Council boardroom

News Release - July 14, 2022

Third Appellate District Announces Destruction of Old Court Records

SACRAMENTO—The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, announces its intention to destroy the following records in accordance with the California Rules of Court, rule 10.1028(c):

Civil cases with case numbers C045386 through C070865

News Release - April 21, 2022

In Memoriam: Former California Supreme Court Justice John A. Arguelles

By UCLA Law News

Former California Supreme Court Justice John A. Arguelles, a member of the Class of 1954, died at his home on April 10. He was 94.

Arguelles was the first UCLA Law alumnus to serve on the state’s highest court and only the second Hispanic Justice on the court.

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News Release - March 22, 2022

Justice Patricia Guerrero Confirmed to California Supreme Court

Guerrero is the first Latina justice to serve on the state's high court. She was sworn in by Governor Newsom on March 28, 2022.
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News Release - February 18, 2022

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Appointment of Justice Patricia Guerrero to the California Supreme Court

Public hearing on March 22 will be broadcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.
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Justice Patricia Guerrero

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
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News Release - October 7, 2021

Dedication of New Yreka Courthouse: October 15

Building is one of 31 new courthouse projects completed since the judicial branch took over responsibility for courthouses in 2002
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Opening of new Siskiyou County Courthouse
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News Release - October 1, 2021

Council Supports Efforts to Continue Modernizing Courts

Funding for remote video, online services, and other technology projects improves services and helps limit the impact of pandemic on court users
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News Release - July 9, 2021

Council Approves Funding Allocation for Trial Courts

Also hears from pandemic workgroup that remote technology is crucial to providing access to courts
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News Release - June 23, 2021

Chief Justice Appoints New Judicial Council Members

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed two new advisory (non-voting) members to the Judicial Council. She also reappointed four voting members and two advisory members.

“The council’s mission is to ensure the court system is fair and accessible to all Californians,” said Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye. “While our new and returning members bring their individual and diverse experiences to the council, we make decisions with a statewide perspective. The state judicial branch is indebted to their dedication and service.”

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News Release - April 13, 2021

State Civic Learning Award Honors Champions of Civics

Three teachers, a community organizer, and a school district superintendent are among the Champions of Civics being honored with a 2021 Civic Learning Award.

This year's Civic Learning Awards were adapted to celebrate people and programs successful in engaging students in civic learning, particularly those not putting civics aside during the pandemic. 

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News Release - March 26, 2021

Opinion: The lack of Asian American DAs remains a big problem

"We can no longer abide the invisibility of Asian Americans in our nation’s discourse on racism and discrimination," Justice Goodwin Liu writes in the Los Angeles Times.
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