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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.

The Judicial Council voted to end the COVID-19 emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Judicial Council of California will consider ending three temporary emergency rules governing evictions, judicial foreclosures and an emergency bail schedule, as California begins a phased re-opening and courts restore services shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read remarks from Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.

Since the COVID-19 state of emergency issued in mid-March, courts around the state have been holding more court hearings remotely. Now courts are looking for ways to expand remote technology to support community engagement. 

Guide addresses more than 200 questions and topics related to facilities, personnel, jury management, case management and processing, and communications.

The council's latest temporary emergency rule requires attorneys to electronically serve and receive notices and documents in all general civil actions and family and probate proceedings when requested to do so.

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on Monday issued a statewide order suspending all jury trials in California's superior courts for 60 days and allowing courts to immediately adopt new rules to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

See Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye’s advisory to all county superior court presiding judges on Friday.

A statement from California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on emergency measures being taken by California courts.

Delayed by COVID-19 for nearly three months in most parts of the state, jury trials are resuming in counties large and small.