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Feature - November 30, 2018

California Courts Complete 19th Annual Court Adoption and Permanency Month

Hundreds of children awaiting adoption got their day in court and their forever families during the month of November.
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Placer County Superior Court Judge Colleen Nichols with the Schmidt family on National Adoption Day.

Feature - April 12, 2018

Wildfire Litigation Spotlights Civil Case Coordination

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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A member of the California National Guard searches the wreckage in Santa Rosa (Courtesy: California National Guard).

News Release - August 23, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed six appointments by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the Courts of Appeal.
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News Release - April 17, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed three appointments to the second and sixth appellate districts.

News Release - January 25, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed two appointees to the Courts of Appeal.
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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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Shriver Custody Projects Fact Sheet - Aug 2018
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Feature - September 21, 2017

Court Gets Dog to Help Child Witnesses

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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Nemo, SFCASA's New Courthouse Dog, Sworn-in
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On August 25, Nemo, the young black Labrador Retriever, was sworn in as a courthouse dog. He is pictued with his two CASA handlers, Judge Nancy Davis and SFCASA Executive Director, Renee Espinoza.

Feature - May 22, 2017

CASA Connects the Community and the Courts

Did you know that May is National Foster Care Month? Learn about how one court-driven program makes an impact on the lives of foster youth.
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Judge Donna Hitchens was the Supervising Judge for San Francisco's Unified Family Court. She remains to be a strong advocate for the CASA program.

News Release - December 5, 2019

Jan. 21: Commission to Consider Appointment to First Appellate District

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will consider the appointment of Judge Teri L. Jackson to the First Appellate District on Jan. 21.
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Governor Newsom last year appointed Teri L. Jackson to the First District Court of Appeal, that court's first African-American female justice.

Feature - May 2, 2016

Supreme Court Begins Live Webcasting

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.
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News Release - February 15, 2022

Justice Patricia Guerrero Nominated to California Supreme Court

From the Office of Governor Gavin Newsom—Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. A widely respected jurist with extensive experience as an appellate justice, trial court judge, partner at a major law firm and Assistant U.S.

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Feature - September 30, 2021

Year in Review: California Supreme Court

Highlights and key statistics from the 2020–2021 court year.
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