News Release - April 27, 2021
The Joint Supreme Court/State Bar Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the California Bar Exam will develop recommendations on whether to make changes to the California Bar Exam.
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News Release - January 28, 2021
Thousands more law school graduates with qualifying prior bar exam scores will be able to work as fully licensed attorneys after completing supervised practice hours.
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News Release - January 19, 2021
Council will also receive reports on the branch’s ability-to-pay program, self-help centers, and voice-to-text language services
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News Release - November 4, 2020
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye announced a new work group to update a judicial standard that outlines steps courts can take to prohibit bias in courtroom proceedings.
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News Release - October 22, 2020
The program will continue until June 1, 2022 unless extended by the court.
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Feature - September 30, 2020
Highlights and key statistics from the 2019-2020 court year.
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Budgeting within the judicial branch is complex, collaborative, and time-consuming and the courts are integral to the process.
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There were 630,965 statewide interpretations during fiscal year (FY) 2021–22.
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 17.2% (approximately 6.4 million)
Languages certified for court interpreters: American Sign Language and 12 spoken languages—Arabic, Armenian (Eastern), Cantonese, Farsi (Persian), Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi (India), Russian, Spanish, Filipino (Tagalo
News Release - August 10, 2020
Lower passing score will not be applied retroactively to previous Bar Exam takers, court writes in letter to State Bar.
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Feature - August 6, 2020
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.
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News Release - July 20, 2020
July 24 business meeting will determine how the council incorporates an ongoing budget reduction of $167.8 million, as well as $50 million in one-time funding included in the budget to help courts deal with backlogs caused by COVID-19-related service reductions.
News Release - July 16, 2020
The California Supreme Court on Thursday announced it will permanently lower the passing score for the California Bar Exam and released plans for an October test administered online.
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