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Feature - February 25, 2020
Starting Monday, March 2, North County residents will no longer be required to drive to downtown San Diego to file their probate matters.
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Feature - November 30, 2018
Hundreds of children awaiting adoption got their day in court and their forever families during the month of November.
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Feature - September 18, 2018
A Q&A with Steve Binder, a 2018 Distinguished Service Award recipient from San Diego whose innovative court model started a nationwide movement.
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Feature - September 15, 2016
Two judges and an attorney join the Judicial Council, terms begin Sept 15, 2016.
Ms. Audra Ibarra
Audra Ibarra is an appellate law expert and practitioner. She was...
Feature - May 2, 2016
The Supreme Court of California will begin live webcasting of its early-May three-day oral argument calendar session in San Francisco, beginning May 3. The decision to webcast the court's oral argument calendar sessions was announced by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye in her 2016 State of the Judiciary Address to a joint session of the California Legislature in March.
Feature - April 12, 2018
In the wake of wildfires that devastated parts of California’s Wine Country last October, nearly 100 civil lawsuits were filed against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. alleging the utility had a role in sparking the blaze. The answer to this influx was civil case coordination.
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Feature - January 23, 2018
With dozens of Santa Barbara court employees cut off by mudslides, an unusual partnership with a neighboring county helps keep the court running.
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Feature - November 9, 2017
First held in Los Angeles in 2002, these events help court in several counties stay connected to their community.
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Feature - September 21, 2017
About 10 superior courts in the state have access to a facility dog to help children share their testimonies in court.
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Feature - September 15, 2017
The Judicial Council on Thursday voted to proclaim November “Court Adoption and Permanency Month," when many California courts will dedicate extra courtrooms and judges to settling large numbers of adoption cases.
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Feature - August 31, 2017
More than 150 judges, court managers and IT professionals came together in Sacramento last week to find new ways to harness technologies to offer better service and access to the public.
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Feature - July 5, 2017
A new proposal by the Commission on the Future of California’s Court System seeks to do away with the oversized consequences of traffic tickets by making minor offenses civil violations.