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News Release - February 22, 2016

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

SAN FRANCISCO—Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed the following appointments by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the Courts of Appeal Second Appellate...
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News Release - April 18, 2016

Courts Mourn the Passing of Justice Richard Mosk

LOS ANGELES—Associate Justice Richard M. Mosk passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, April 17, 2016. Justice Mosk was the son of Supreme Court of California Associate Justice Stanley Mosk, and had just retired from the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Five in March. He was 76.
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News Release - June 22, 2016

California's Fifth District Court of Appeal to Webcast Oral Argument

The Fresno-based Fifth District Court of Appeal will begin webcasting on June 29, according to Administrative Presiding Justice Brad Hill.
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News Release - August 25, 2016

Judicial Council Approves Process for Awarding $25 Million for Court Innovations

At its meeting today, the Judicial Council adopted a process to award $25 million in grant funding to promote innovative and efficient programs in the courts.
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The council receives information about the court innovation grant program included in the Budget Act of 2016.

Feature - August 26, 2016

Clara Foltz: California's First Woman Lawyer

Clara Shortridge Foltz was a trial lawyer and a pioneer of the Women’s Suffrage Movement. 
Los Angeles

News Release - April 11, 2017

Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two, Conducts Innovative Program and Oral Arguments at Coachella Valley High School

RIVERSIDE—Presiding Justice Manuel A. Ramirez has announced that the Court of Appeal will conduct an innovative court-community program called “Outreach Plus” at Coachella Valley High School.
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News Release - May 18, 2017

Chief Justice directs action on traffic, civil cases, self-represented litigants, and technology

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye directs immediate council action on four recommendations from the Futures Commission.
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Feature - June 9, 2017

In Teen Courts, A Second Chance

California’s 75 teen courts let youth face a jury of their peers—and steer cases away from the juvenile justice system.
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Feature - June 9, 2017

Courts Offer Self-Help Services Remotely

Videoconference technology helps deliver self-help services remotely and increases a court's outreach.
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News Release - June 16, 2017

Supreme Court to launch eFiling July 10, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO—Jorge Navarrete, Court Administrator and Clerk of the Supreme Court of California today announced that the Supreme Court will launch voluntary eFiling under California Rule of Court 8.70 beginning July 10, 2017, and the program will become mandatory effective September 1, 2017.
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News Release - July 7, 2017

Supreme Court Publishes eFiling Rules

SAN FRANCISCO—The Supreme Court of California has published its eFiling rules that will support the launch on Monday July 10, 2017 of its electronic filing system. The court has adopted a phased approach to the system’s implementation, which will initially be voluntary for filers, but become mandatory on September 1, and reduces the related number of paper copies required to two.
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News Release - July 27, 2017

Study: Free legal services help settle high-stakes civil cases

 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.
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