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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.

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.

California’s 75 teen courts let youth face a jury of their peers—and steer cases away from the juvenile justice system.

Inspired by the Chief Justice, 13 California counties launch efforts to boost civic education.

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.

First held in Los Angeles in 2002, these events help court in several counties stay connected to their community.

Every year, nearly 1.2 million people come to self-help centers in California courthouses seeking guidance with civil cases such as divorces, evictions, and restraining orders. While every county court has its own self-help center, nearly a dozen also use JusticeCorps students to help serve users.

As Californians do more business on mobile devices, the state’s courts are joining in on the trend, from texting court payments to receiving jury service updates.

A hospital in San Bernardino County offers patients access to something no other hospital in the state offers: access to justice. Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in the city of Colton houses the state’s only in-hospital courtroom.

Hundreds of children awaiting adoption got their day in court and their forever families during the month of November.

Statewide investment in self-help services has helped Alameda Superior Court open a second center.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first state budget on Thursday, which includes nearly $470 million in new judicial branch funding to continue the courts’ steady recovery after years of deep cuts.