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News Release - May 1, 2025

2025 Civic Learning Awards: Public Schools Honored for Excellence in Civic Learning

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero makes announcement on Law Day, May 1. The virtual civics celebration included last year's award honorees to commemorate "Out of Many, One."
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News Release - August 15, 2024

Judicial Council Announces 2024 Distinguished Service Award Recipients

Award recognizes people and organizations for their extraordinary leadership and contributions to the administration of justice in California
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2024 Distinguished Service Award Recipients

News Release - June 26, 2024

Chief Justice Appoints 8 New Judicial Council Members

Council consists of judicial officers, court executives, attorneys, and legislators who volunteer their time to help make the court system consistent, impartial, and accessible
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Feature - June 17, 2024

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Diversity in the California Courts: Los Angeles County Judge D. Zeke Zeidler

Judge Zeidler was the first openly gay man initially elected to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County
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Feature - June 10, 2024

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Diversity in the California Courts: Alameda County Judge Victoria Kolakowski

Judge Kolakowski is the first transgender judge in California
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Feature - March 4, 2024

Women's History Month: Recognizing the Suffragettes of California

Paying tribute to four women who made history in the legal field and helped advance women's rights in California
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History of American Women: Clara Foltz
The First Female Lawyer in California: Clara S. Foltz
Britannica: Laura de Force Gordon
FoundSF: First California Women in Law
Mary McHenry Keith: The Suffragist Behind the Portrait
Maine, an Encyclopedia: Laughlin, Gail
History of Women's Suffrage in California
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News Release - September 25, 2023

Year in Review: California Supreme Court

Highlights and key statistics from the 2022–2023 court year.
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California Supreme Court Year in Review

News Release - June 28, 2023

Justice Marsha Slough to Retire from Appellate Court, Judicial Council Leadership

Justice Marsha Slough today announced she will retire Aug. 31, capping two decades of service as a judicial officer and nearly a decade as a Judicial Council member and leading voice on key judicial branch initiatives.
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Feature - May 1, 2023

Meet Our Highest 2023 Civic Learning Award Honorees

Maple Creek Elementary from Fresno County, Dale Junior High School and Gilbert High School from Orange County earned the top awards.
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News Release - March 27, 2023

California Chief Justice Delivers State of the Judiciary Address

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her first State of the Judiciary Address to the California Legislature on March 27, 2023.
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News Release - January 2, 2023

New California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero Takes Office

Justice Kelli Evans also sworn in as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court
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Feature - December 27, 2022

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero

On January 3, 2023, Justice Patricia Guerrero assumed the lead role on the California Supreme Court and the Judicial Council of California.
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Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero (Supreme Court Bio)
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