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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.

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justice slough seated at council boardroom table

Feature - May 1, 2023

Meet Our Highest 2023 Civic Learning Award Honorees

Maple Creek Elementary from Fresno County, Dale Junior High School and Gilbert High School from Orange County earned the top awards.

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News Release - April 5, 2023

California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin H. Liu Elected Board Chair of American Academy of Arts and Sciences

The academy is one of the nation’s most prestigious honor societies that recognizes global leaders across diverse fields who are addressing societal challenges and advancing the public good.

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News Release - March 27, 2023

California Chief Justice Delivers State of the Judiciary Address

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered her first State of the Judiciary Address to the California Legislature on March 27, 2023.

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News Release - January 2, 2023

New California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero Takes Office

Justice Kelli Evans also sworn in as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court

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Feature - December 27, 2022

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero

On January 3, 2023, Justice Patricia Guerrero assumed the lead role on the California Supreme Court and the Judicial Council of California.

Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero (Supreme Court Bio)

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event - January 2, 2023

Chief Justice-elect Patricia Guerrero, Judge Kelli Evans Swearing In

Governor Gavin Newsom will swear in:

Justice Patricia Guerrero as the 29^th Chief Justice of California.
Judge Kelli Evans as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court.

Note: This event will not be livestreamed. Photos and a video of the ceremony will be posted to this Newsroom shortly after the event.

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Feature - December 16, 2022

2022 Year in Review: Judicial Council of California

Courts around the state worked to restore, maintain, and even expand access to justice amid the continuing pandemic.

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Feature - November 22, 2022

2022 Civic Learning Summit

Chief Justice-Elect, other jurists meet students and Champion of Civics at the Summit held in Sacramento on Nov. 15, 2023.

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Civic Learning Award Application for 2023

Justice Patricia Guerrero outside with elementary students

News Release - November 7, 2022

Justice Cynthia Aaron to Retire from Fourth Appellate District, Division One

SAN DIEGO—Associate Justice Cynthia Aaron of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, will retire on Jan. 12, 2023, after 20 years on the appellate bench.