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News Release - September 5, 2024

Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, to Hear Oral Argument at Union Mine High School

Since 2000, the Third Appellate District has held oral argument sessions in 30 high schools and two law schools in 20 counties of its district

California Courthouse Construction Projects

News Release - August 7, 2024

California Chief Justice to Dedicate New Riverside County Courthouse in Menifee: August 23

New courthouse addresses overcrowding, security, and accessibility issues while improving efficiency by consolidating services

photo of the front of the Menifee Justice Center

News Release - December 20, 2023

Commission to Consider Appointments to Courts of Appeal

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public hearings on Jan. 30 to consider two appointments to appellate courts in San Francisco and Sacramento.

Guide to adoptions in California

Judge Monique Langhorne Wilson and Aimee Feinberg

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.

National Adoption Day

The AFCARS Report: California

Judicial Council

a new adoptive father and son in Riverside Superior Court

News Release - October 11, 2023

Third Appellate District to Host Oral Argument Outreach Session at UC Davis School of Law

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District will host a special oral argument session for students at UC Davis School of Law on Oct. 16 starting at 10 a.m.

News Release - September 6, 2023

Third Appellate District in Sacramento to Host Oral Argument Outreach Session

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District will host a special oral argument session for students at McGeorge School of Law on Sept. 13 starting at 10 a.m.

News Release - June 28, 2023

Justice Marsha Slough to Retire from Appellate Court, Judicial Council Leadership

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.

Judicial Council

justice slough seated at council boardroom table

News Release - May 11, 2023

Commission to Consider Appointments to Courts of Appeal

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public hearings to consider appointments to the First and Fourth Appellate Districts in San Francisco and San Diego.

News Release - September 22, 2022

California Courts to Honor California Native American Day

State judicial branch, local court employees will be first public workers to celebrate “California Native American Day” as an official holiday.

Members of the Judicial Council's Tribal Court-State Court Forum

Feature - June 28, 2022

What to Know About the Judicial Branch Budget

“This year’s budget represents an unprecedented investment in our judicial branch,” said Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.

exterior of capital building in Sacramento

News Release - July 14, 2021

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Four Appellate Court Nominations

Remote hearings on Aug. 30 for the First and Sixth Appellate District nominations will be webcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.