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The Judicial Council has revised rules of court and forms to help implement a statute that expands the use of expedited jury trials in California, effective July 1.

May 9-13 is Juror Appreciation Week, but courts are making the jury system better all year with check-in kiosks, text reminders, and web-based services.

See how new and renovated courthouses are making jury service a more comfortable experience.

California courts are making jury service more convenient for jurors by working around their schedules when possible.

On May 14-18, courts celebrated the single largest cohort of court users in the nation—citizens appearing for jury duty.

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye today issued a statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal for the judicial branch.

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

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.

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

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.

Delayed by COVID-19 for nearly three months in most parts of the state, jury trials are resuming in counties large and small.

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