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News Release - May 17, 2024

Chief Justice Creates Task Force on Use of Generative AI in the California Courts

Work must focus on preserving public trust and confidence in the judicial process, along with accountability, transparency, and privacy for the public

Judicial Council

Meeting information

Judicial Council

News Release - March 15, 2024

Judicial Council Meeting Features Reports on Ability-to-Pay Tool, Judicial Education, Court Caseloads

Council Also Receives Updates From Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and its Administrative Director Shelley Curran

Judicial Council

Meeting information

Judicial Council

News Release - March 15, 2024

Judge Marla O. Anderson to Retire from Bench, Judicial Council Leadership

Judge Anderson will retire April 30, after nearly 30 years as a Monterey County judge and a decade as a member of the policymaking body for California’s court system.

Judicial Council

Superior Courts

three women standing in lobby for a photo

News Release - January 19, 2024

California Courts Report Successful Start to CARE Act

Courts received more than 220 CARE Act petitions since the program launched in October; Judicial Council also hears reports on remote appearances, a new racial justice toolkit, and a program providing free legal services in high-stakes civil cases

Feature - December 18, 2023

New California Laws Going Into Effect in 2024

As we turn the calendar to 2024, hundreds of new state laws will take effect on Jan. 1, with many to protect the public and improve access to justice for all Californians. Here are a few worth noting.

Court-Related Legislation

Judicial Council

Feature - December 7, 2023

California Courts Formalize Hundreds of Adoptions Over Court Adoption and Permanency Month

Joyful families filled California courthouses in November as hundreds of adoptions of children in foster care were finalized during Court Adoption and Permanency Month. Events took place throughout the state, with many taking place on and around National Adoption Day on Nov. 18.

Guide to adoptions in California

National Adoption Day

The AFCARS Report: California

Superior Courts

Judicial Council

a new adoptive father and son in Riverside Superior Court

Feature - November 21, 2023

Bringing Awareness to Violence in Tribal Communities

Courts helping to address the Murdered and Missing Indigenous People (MMIP) Movement in California

Judicial Council Podcast Transcript: Murdered and Missing Indigenous People: Wh…

Judicial Council

News Release - November 17, 2023

Judicial Council to Work on Expanding Remote Access to Court Services

Building on technologies adopted during the pandemic, the council will research expansion of remote services in family and juvenile law, traffic infraction cases, and in-custody defendant/attorney communications

Judicial Council

Meeting information

Judicial Council

Feature - November 16, 2023

Supporting Native American Communities in Our Court Systems

Tribal and state courts work together to improve outcomes for Native Americans involved in the justice system

Judicial Council

Superior Courts

News Release - September 19, 2023

Judicial Council Names Shelley Curran Next Administrative Director

Curran, the council’s chief policy and research officer, will assume the judicial branch leadership role Jan. 1.

Judicial Council

News Release - August 25, 2023

Chief Justice Names Judicial Council Leadership

“I look forward to the growth we will make in the coming year with the support of these talented and diverse leaders,” said Chief Justice Guerrero.

Chief Justice

Judicial Council

News Release - July 21, 2023

Pretrial Programs Released More Defendants Before Trial, Decreased Rearrest Rates

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

Judicial Council

Meeting information

Judicial Council

Chart showing failure to appear and rearrest rates for the pretrial pilot program

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Chief Justice Creates Task Force on Use of Generative AI in the California Courts

Judicial Council Meeting Features Reports on Ability-to-Pay Tool, Judicial Education, Court Caseloads

Judge Marla O. Anderson to Retire from Bench, Judicial Council Leadership

California Courts Report Successful Start to CARE Act

New California Laws Going Into Effect in 2024

California Courts Formalize Hundreds of Adoptions Over Court Adoption and Permanency Month

Bringing Awareness to Violence in Tribal Communities

Judicial Council to Work on Expanding Remote Access to Court Services

Supporting Native American Communities in Our Court Systems

Judicial Council Names Shelley Curran Next Administrative Director

Chief Justice Names Judicial Council Leadership

Pretrial Programs Released More Defendants Before Trial, Decreased Rearrest Rates

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