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

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.

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

Hoshino will retire on Dec. 31 after eight years leading the council's staff organization.

Council also recognizes recipient of the Aranda Access to Justice Award

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed one new voting member and four new advisory (non-voting) members to the Judicial Council. She also reappointed three voting members.

Recent investments in technology and innovations in hybrid court design help connect more forever families.

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

Goal is to expand vital public services with better-informed decision-making

The Judicial Council voted to end two temporary emergency rules governing evictions and judicial foreclosures, to stay in effect through midnight Sept. 1.

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.