Feature - July 2, 2025
Graduates from award-winning fellowship program reflect on opportunity to work directly in court administration
Image
Search results
Feature - May 23, 2025
Now an advisory committee, the original Tribal Court/State Court Coalition was launched in 2010 to forge working relationships between California's tribal and state court judges.
Image
Feature - December 12, 2024
Keep track of court holidays, council meetings, and Supreme Court oral argument dates by downloading the 2025 calendar
News Release - July 12, 2024
State budget also contains a commensurate reduction of 7.95% to the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and Judicial Council
Related:
Image
Feature - June 24, 2024
Judge Mudryk is the first openly transgender judge to be appointed by a governor in the nation
Image
Feature - December 12, 2023
Under new leadership, the judicial branch of California continued to prioritize access to justice for court users and the public.
Image
News Release - July 21, 2023
Report says use of risk assessment tools, support services, and reminder systems show promise in reducing rearrests and failures to appear
Related:
Image
News Release - July 17, 2023
Rearrest rates dropped for defendants released through pretrial programs
Related:
Image
Feature - December 20, 2021
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to challenge the state’s ability to ensure access to justice for the citizens of California. But like the previous year, California’s Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the Judicial Council supported the courts as they remained flexible and innovative to ensure the justice system was open and vital services remained accessible to the public.
Image
Feature - July 28, 2020
Fellow California Supreme Court justices paid tribute to Justice Chin before his last oral argument, which was held by videoconference.
Image
Feature - June 30, 2020
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.
Image
News Release - May 15, 2020
At its May 15 teleconference meeting, the council received reports on potential reductions to judicial branch funding, as well as planning efforts to restore court access and services restricted due to COVID-19 pandemic.