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Video with captions: Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye announces charge and members of the Pretrial Work Group.

How are self-help centers being managed with shrinking resources? This newsroom feature takes a look at two very different centers sharing the same challenges.

California’s 75 teen courts let youth face a jury of their peers—and steer cases away from the juvenile justice system.

Videoconference technology helps deliver self-help services remotely and increases a court's outreach.

For veterans who've been charged with minor crimes, veteran courts offer restorative justice as opposed to incarceration.

 A pilot program that funds free legal services for low-income Californians facing critical civil cases drastically increased the likelihood of settlement, improved the longevity of court orders, and reduced court costs, a new study shows.

A paralegal in Los Angeles County Superior Court's self-help center receives recognition for her commitment to service.

More than 150 judges, court managers and IT professionals came together in Sacramento last week to find new ways to harness technologies to offer better service and access to the public.

First held in Los Angeles in 2002, these events help court in several counties stay connected to their community.

The Superior Court of Monterey established its DUI Treatment Court in October 2015 and has graduated 24 people from the program.

Every year, nearly 1.2 million people come to self-help centers in California courthouses seeking guidance with civil cases such as divorces, evictions, and restraining orders. While every county court has its own self-help center, nearly a dozen also use JusticeCorps students to help serve users.

Facing growing numbers of civil and family law litigants representing themselves, courts are expanding services offered through “self-help” centers.