Skip to main content
Judicial Branch of California branding Judicial Branch of California
  • Supreme Court
  • Courts of Appeal
  • Superior Courts
  • Judicial Council
California Courts Newsroom California Courts Newsroom California Courts Newsroom
  • Newsroom Home
    • All News
    • Chief Justice
    • Supreme Court
    • Courts of Appeal
    • Superior Courts
    • Judicial Council
  • Calendar
  • Multimedia
    • For Media Overview
      • COVID-19 and the Courts
      • Media Contacts
      • Cameras in the Courtroom
      • Public Records Requests
      • Supreme Court Oral Argument Archive
      • Branch Facts
info alert banner:
COVID News Center:

Statewide emergency actions and updates on county court services and operations here. 

Search results

News Release - January 14, 2021

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Justice Truc T. Do is the first Asian American woman justice on the Fourth District Court of Appeal. 
Chief Justice
Commission On Judicial Appointments
Fourth Appellate District
Image
Judge Truc Do

Feature - January 4, 2019

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye Speaks Out Against Threats to the Judiciary

Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye participated in a panel discussion called, "Undermining the Courts and Media: The Consequences of American Democracy" at the National Judicial College Judges and Journalists Symposium.
Related:
“Undermining the Courts and the Media: The Consequences for American Democracy”
In 2018, a Spate of Partisan Attacks on State Courts
Civics
Judiciary
Chief Justice

Feature - April 29, 2016

Justice Judith McConnell Honored for Work in Civic Education

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye has selected Administrative Presiding Justice Judith D. McConnell for the Chief Justice's Award for Exemplary Service and Leadership for her outstanding work in civics.
Related:
Judith McConnell, 4th District Court of Appeal
Award for Exemplary Service and Leadership
Chief Justice
Civics
Image
Justice Judith McConnell invites students to take the role of judge during a program to teach kids about the judicial branch at the California Lawyers Association annual conference.

Feature - April 15, 2016

Chief Justice Visits Award-Winning Schools

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye recently visited three schools earning a Civic Learning Award of Excellence—the highest honor —this year: Kumeyaay Elementary in San Diego County, Bellflower High School in Los Angeles County, and Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep Charter in Sacramento County.
Related:
More about Civic Learning Awards
Civics
Chief Justice
Image
Chief Justice visits Civic Award Learning School

Feature - February 3, 2017

More Civic Learning to Reach California Schools

With an assist from the Chief Justice's initiative on civic learning, the California Department of Education has started rolling out a new history-social science framework that emphasizes civic education.
Related:
Civic Learning Initiative
Power of Democracy
History-Social Science Framework
Chief Justice
Civics

News Release - July 30, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer to the Second Appellate District.
Commission On Judicial Appointments
Second Appellate District

News Release - July 26, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

SAN FRANCISCO—Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four appointments to the Courts of Appeal.
Related:
Court of Appeal, First Appellate District
Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District
Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District
Chief Justice
Commission On Judicial Appointments

News Release - February 28, 2019

Chief Justice Announces Winners of 2019 Civic Learning Awards

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye announced today the recipients of the 2018-2019 Civic Learning Awards to 92 schools, the most award recipients in the program’s history.  
Orange
San Diego
Civics
Chief Justice
Image
The Chief Justice congratulates students at Orange County's Lexington Junior High School, one of three winners of the top civics award.

News Release - January 15, 2019

Chief Justice Names Group to Review Pretrial Reform Efforts in California

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on Tuesday announced a new work group to review progress on reforms to California’s system of pretrial detention and identify next steps to continue work on the issue.
Related:
Judicial Council Meeting Video with Agenda
Pretrial
Bail
Criminal Justice Reform

News Release - January 3, 2019

Joshua Groban Sworn-in as Associate Justice of California Supreme Court

On Dec 21, Joshua P. Groban was confirmed to the California Supreme Court, and sworn-in on Jan 3. He begins hearing arguments on Jan 8, 2019.
Related:
Report on Evaluation of Appointment of Joshua Groban
Commission on Judicial Appointments
Commission On Judicial Appointments
Supreme Court
Chief Justice
Image
4D3A0260

News Release - December 13, 2018

Educators Bring Judges into the Classroom

When Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye started her Civic Learning Initiative in 2013, she discovered that little time was devoted to teaching civics in California K-12 public schools, with no plans to bring it back.
Related:
Chief Justice's Civic Learning Initiative
Civics
Chief Justice
Image
Shasta County Judge Stephen Baker showed teachers the resources available for creating lessons about the courts.

News Release - November 26, 2018

Commission Confirms Five Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Appointments were confirmed to the First, Third and Fourth Appellate Districts.
Chief Justice
First Appellate District
Third Appellate District
Fourth Appellate District
Commission On Judicial Appointments
Image
Justice Stuart Pollak, as Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four (San Francisco)

Pagination (3 pages of results found)

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 1 of 3
  • Next ›
  • Last »

Summary

  • Reset filters
  • 36 results found
  • (-) Civics
  • (-) Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye

Sort by

  • Date
  • Relevance Sort descending

Topics

  • Show all 84
  • Civics/Power of Democracy 22
  • Courts of Appeal 17
  • Criminal Justice Reform 5
  • Judicial Council 4
  • (-) Chief Justice Cantil-Sakauye 36

Tags

  • Show all 134
  • Chief Justice 77
  • Budget 14
  • Judicial Council 11
  • Covid-19 10
  • (-) Civics 22

News and Features

  • Chief Justice
  • Supreme Court
  • Courts of Appeal
  • Superior Courts
  • All News

Resources

  • Calendar
  • Public Records Request
  • Supreme Court Oral Argument Archive
  • Branch Facts

For Media

  • Media Contacts
  • Multimedia
  • Cameras in the Courtroom
  • COVID-19

Subscribe with your email address to receive news and updates

A valid email address. All emails from the system will be sent to this address. The email address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by email.
CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM
Judicial Branch of California branding  for footer Judicial Branch of California
  • Access to Records
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us
© 2022