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The courts maintain a vast amount of real estate in California and are in a position to play a significant role in achieving climate controls and sustainability.

On Jan. 1, hundreds of new laws go into effect, including many that will protect the public and improve access to justice for all Californians. Here are a few worth noting.

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

Building is one of 31 new courthouse projects completed since the judicial branch took over responsibility for courthouses in 2002

Court self-help centers aim to help Californians without legal representation navigate the court system.

Hundreds of new laws went into effect Jan. 1, including many that will protect the public and improve access to justice for all Californians.

The budget cuts $200 million from the state court system, though $150 million could be restored if the federal government sends additional aid by the fall.

The Pretrial Reform and Operations Workgroup will host public comment sessions in Los Angeles and San Francisco on risk assessment tools as one component in pretrial decisionmaking.

At its January 17 meeting, the council received a final report on a three-year grant supporting 39 collaborative court and pretrial programs that tracked retention, recidivism, and failure to appear rates for participating defendants.

Keeping guns from dangerous people, restricting courthouse immigration arrests, and limiting "deepfake" election videos are just a few of the new laws that will change California in 2020.

The committee will also consider adjustments made to the scoring process and criteria considered.

Find out who replaces outdated court facilities in California, what new courthouses are on the way, and how future projects are being prioritized.