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Court Services and Operations During COVID-19

Fifty-two of California's 58 counties have resumed jury trials. Source: Court Service and Operations  

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Branch Facts

California Courts Court levels: 3 Superior, also known as trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is less than 2% of the State General Fund

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Jury Service

Jury pay: $15/day starting with second day of service and 34 cents per mile, round trip Number of Californians summoned to jury service in fiscal year 2019–20: approximately 9 million* Number of Californians summoned to jury service who completed service in fiscal year 2019–20: approximately 4 million* Number of Californians sworn in to serve as jurors in fiscal year 2019–20:  approximately 94,000* * Numbers are based on data for fiscal year 2019–20, with 56 of the 58 (97%) superior courts reporting  

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About the Judicial Branch

Court levels: 3 Trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is less than 2% of the State General Fund The California court system—the largest in the nation, with approximately 1,800 justices and judges and 5 million cases—serves more than 39 million people. The state Constitution vests the judicial power of California in the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and superior courts.

News Release - August 3, 2018

Courts Expanding Language Services for the Public

Recent report details the increased access to interpreters in civil cases and the additional language services provided for court users inside and outside of the courtroom.
Related:
Language Access Plan Implementation Task Force
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An attorney discusses a case with her client outside a San Francisco courtroom with help from an interpreter. Photo: Jason Doiy

Feature - July 14, 2017

California's Collaborative Justice Courts

Did you know that California was one of the first states to establish a collaborative court in the U.S.?
Related:
Superior Court of Orange County 2016 Annual Report on Collaborative Courts
Collaborative Courts Fact Sheet
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Superior Courts (trial courts)

Fiscal Year 2021-2022: Unified court system serving more than 39 million people 1,755 judges (authorized positions) Approximately 450 court facilities Filings: ≈ 4,400,000 Dispositions: ≈ 2,400,000 More data points in the Court Statistics Report Historic Facts

News Release - December 7, 2020

California Chief Justice Issues Advisory to Courts Amid COVID-19 Surge

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on Monday issued an advisory to leaders of California’s 58 county superior courts with guidance to continue to seek emergency orders if needed based on local conditions and ability to hold remote hearings or provide social distancing under state and local health rules.

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Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye

Feature - July 22, 2016

Requests to Lift License Suspensions up 20 Percent

California courts have resolved 132,879 delinquent infraction and misdemeanor accounts and sent 104,105 requests to the state Department of Motor Vehicles to lift holds on drivers licenses since the traffic amnesty program began in October 2015.
Related:
Traffic Amnesty/Infraction Program
Traffic Amnesty Program Reports
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Language Access

Languages and dialects spoken in California—more than 200 Percentage of Californians that speak a non-English language at home: 44% Percentage of Californians with English-language limitations: approximately 17.4% (more than 6.4 million) Languages certified for court interpreters: American Sign Language and 15 spoken languages—Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese Spanish remains the most interpreted language in court

News Release - March 13, 2020

Chief Justice Issues Statement on Emergency Response in California Courts

A statement from California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on emergency measures being taken by California courts.
Related:
Find My Court
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Feature - July 27, 2017

The Trial Court Funding Formula, Explained

While the model has helped equalize funding gaps across counties, chronic underfunding of the judicial branch has complicated its rollout.
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