News Release - June 8, 2020
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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.
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Feature - December 20, 2021
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.
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Feature - December 20, 2021
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to challenge the state’s ability to ensure access to justice for the citizens of California. But like the previous year, California’s Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the Judicial Council supported the courts as they remained flexible and innovative to ensure the justice system was open and vital services remained accessible to the public.
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Feature - December 13, 2023
Two-year-old program in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties has 22 volunteer judges mentoring 29 attorneys.
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News Release - March 1, 2023
Data show steady increase over the last 17 years in the number of women, and justices and judges of color
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Feature - June 10, 2024
Judge Kolakowski is the first transgender judge in California
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Feature - June 17, 2024
Judge Zeidler was the first openly gay man initially elected to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County
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Feature - June 24, 2024
Judge Mudryk is the first openly transgender judge to be appointed by a governor in the nation
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