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Survey results show more than 90% of participants in remote proceedings have a positive experience

Delivered at the state capitol building in Sacramento, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero stressed the judicial branch’s commitment to public service and access to justice for all Californians. See the full transcript, video, and photos from her address.

Specialty courts offer treatment, social services, and educational support to defendants dealing with drug addiction, mental illness, and other challenges

Court self-help staff join other local, state, and federal agencies at two county disaster recovery centers to provide resources to self-represented litigants affected by wildfires

Highlights and key statistics from the 2023–2024 court year

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.

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

On Monday, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero traveled to her home county to celebrate the completion of a court facility years in the making.

Under new leadership, the judicial branch of California continued to prioritize access to justice for court users and the public.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2022–2023 court year.

For the first time, California's civic education community hosts a monthlong celebration of the U.S. Constitution.

Juneteenth became a California state holiday this year, requiring courts be closed in observance of this day as a judicial holiday, through the passage of Assembly Bill 1655.