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Report says use of risk assessment tools, support services, and reminder systems show promise in reducing rearrests and failures to appear

Rearrest rates dropped for defendants released through pretrial programs

Alameda court’s program is just one example of how courts use technology to improve efficiency and services.

The council will also get an update on the statewide pretrial release program

Courts around the state worked to restore, maintain, and even expand access to justice amid the continuing pandemic.

Feedback collected for a companion report on the use of remote technology in trial court civil actions was overwhelmingly positive

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye hosts her last meeting as chair of the Judicial Council.

Also approved revision to standard promoting an environment free of bias in court proceedings and declared November to be Court Adoption and Permanency Month

Will receive reports on addressing defendants with mental health issues, how state youth facility closures will affect local courts

San Francisco—Judicial Council of California voting members today received a circulating order to vote by August 13, 2020, on a proposal to end the temporary emergency rules on evictions and foreclosures.

The council's latest temporary emergency rule requires attorneys to electronically serve and receive notices and documents in all general civil actions and family and probate proceedings when requested to do so.