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California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero today issued a statement on the judicial branch budget for fiscal year 2025-26.

Council consists of judicial officers, court executives, attorneys, and legislators who volunteer their time to help make the court system consistent, impartial, and accessible

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

State courthouses added 32 new lactation spaces for the public, with plans to complete an additional 71 in the next 18 months

Court self-help staff join other local, state, and federal agencies at two county disaster recovery centers to provide resources to self-represented litigants affected by wildfires

Year-round JusticeCorps program trains college students and recent graduates to help litigants without attorneys navigate the court system

The judicial branch of California continued to prioritize and expand access to justice for court users and the public

Statewide conference brought together members of the legal community to highlight services and tools to help court users in civil cases who can’t afford attorneys

Will also consider revisions to adoption forms and plain-language oaths for jurors

New standards approved last year target a 12% increase in water conservation and a 15% increase in energy efficiency for its future new courthouse projects

More than 1,100 applications have been received for the pilot program that seeks to increase the number of court interpreter employees to serve California’s 6.8 million limited-English-proficient residents

State budget also contains a commensurate reduction of 7.95% to the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and Judicial Council