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Feature - May 12, 2016
See how new and renovated courthouses are making jury service a more comfortable experience.
News Release - June 28, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO—The Judicial Council’s Court Facilities Advisory Committee held a public meeting today to review the dire state of California’s court construction funding.
News Release - August 11, 2016
The Court Facilities Advisory Committee today voted to recommend to the Judicial Council that all 23 current judicial branch projects continue based on the general criteria of working with available funding, not incurring additional costs, or wasting funds. Projects would be grouped into four broad categories that would determine how far an individual project can proceed until adequate funding is restored.
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Feature - August 26, 2016
Courthouse projects in various stages—all require funding to continue. Others are indefinitely delayed.
Feature - February 2, 2018
Since 2002, the judicial branch has overseen the addition of 29 new safe and accessible court facilities around the state, improving access to justice for millions of Californians.
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Feature - March 7, 2018
The Stanley Mosk Courthouse in downtown Los Angeles is undergoing a retrofit of its lighting fixtures that will recover installation costs in less than two years and save taxpayers more than $6 million over the next 10 years in energy savings.
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Feature - June 27, 2018
Governor Jerry Brown signed a state budget on Wednesday that will help restore court services slashed during the recession, fund courthouse projects, and improve access to justice for millions of Californians.
News Release - September 17, 2018
Demolition work to prepare the site for a new Santa Barbara Criminal Courthouse is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks. Perimeter fencing and other preparations for demolition are set to begin Sept. 24.
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News Release - September 27, 2019
The committee will also consider adjustments made to the scoring process and criteria considered.
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News Release - November 14, 2019
At its Nov. 14 meeting, the council also adjusted the scoring process and criteria used to create the priority list.
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News Release - March 13, 2020
A statement from California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on emergency measures being taken by California courts.
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News Release - March 16, 2020
The California Supreme Court announced it has amended oral argument procedures to protect the health and safety of the public.
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