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Guide addresses more than 200 questions and topics related to facilities, personnel, jury management, case management and processing, and communications.

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

"We in the judicial branch will do our best to serve the public in these unprecedented times of a global pandemic and recession," Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye said.

The budget cuts $200 million from the state court system, though $150 million could be restored if the federal government sends additional aid by the fall.

At least 31 California counties home to 80 percent of the state's residents have kept COVID-19 emergency bail schedules to help curb the spread of the virus in jails and surrounding communities during the pandemic, according to data from superior courts.

DUI Court will focus on reducing recidivism by rigorous monitoring, combined with addressing the underlying issues of substance abuse, mental illness and/or trauma.

On October 21, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) hosted a virtual Conversation with Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.

Approves new court rules and forms, will collect implementation data, and provide training and technical assistance for judges and court staff

After being sidelined by the pandemic, court-supported outreach programs rebound.

Since 2009, California's Veterans Treatment Courts have given justice-involved veterans alternatives. Today, state courts and justice system partners support 46 programs in 36 counties.

County Collaborative Court teams join 7,000 justice, treatment, and social service professionals for largest conference on addiction, mental health, and justice reform.

Third annual commemoration inspires courts to connect with 102 classrooms in 24 counties, including new regions of the state.