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See this interactive timeline to learn about historic jurists and landmark state and federal court cases and legislation impacting Asian American Pacific Islander civil rights in California

Also hears about improvements to jury service, approves a new court technology plan, and supports strategies for ensuring racial fairness in collaborative court programs

Delivered at the state capitol building in Sacramento, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero stressed the judicial branch’s commitment to public service and access to justice for all Californians. See the full transcript, video, and photos from her address.

This month, California courts and the Judicial Council of California join the nation in recognizing Women's History Month by commemorating the first women judges and justices at each state court level

Learn more about historical milestones including landmark court cases and legislation, prominent African American citizens, and African American jurists who have impacted California history in our interactive timeline.

Hundreds of new state laws will take effect in the new year. Here are a few worth noting.

The judicial branch of California continued to prioritize and expand access to justice for court users and the public

New standards approved last year target a 12% increase in water conservation and a 15% increase in energy efficiency for its future new courthouse projects

Council will also get an overview of emerging area of environmental law and climate change and how the state’s judges are preparing.

More than 1,100 applications have been received for the pilot program that seeks to increase the number of court interpreter employees to serve California’s 6.8 million limited-English-proficient residents

Judge Mudryk is the first openly transgender judge to be appointed by a governor in the nation

Judge Zeidler was the first openly gay man initially elected to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County