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Fellow California Supreme Court justices paid tribute to Justice Chin before his last oral argument, which was held by videoconference.

Since April, the state Supreme Court rolled a large screen television into its San Francisco courtroom to conduct oral arguments.

Read remarks from Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.

Court of Appeal in Fresno spearheads projects to modernize and expand access to justice for Californians appealing their cases.

As the Chief Justice prepares to address the Legislature on the 2019 State of the Judiciary, a look back at some key judicial branch milestones.

Will receive reports on addressing defendants with mental health issues, how state youth facility closures will affect local courts

"We in the judicial branch will do our best to serve the public in these unprecedented times of a global pandemic and recession," Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said.

The Judicial Council of California will not vote today on whether to end two emergency rules governing evictions and judicial foreclosures, after Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye announced she suspended the vote.

The Judicial Council of California will consider ending three temporary emergency rules governing evictions, judicial foreclosures and an emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline to hold criminal trials has been extended a total of 90 days.  

The California Supreme Court ordered the July California Bar Exam be postponed to Sept. 9-10, and directed the State Bar to make every effort to administer the test online with remote or electronic proctoring.

The measures aim to continue essential court services while guarding the health and safety of the public, court employees, attorneys, litigants, judicial officers, law enforcement, and staff and inmates in detention facilities.