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Feature - September 30, 2021

Year in Review: California Supreme Court

Highlights and key statistics from the 2020–2021 court year.

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Feature - December 20, 2018

2018 Year in Review

In 2018, the state judicial branch was instrumental in ushering in major changes to the court system and ensuring equal access to justice for all Californians.

News Release - December 11, 2015

Courts Improving Access for Mentally Ill

SAN FRANCISCO— A task force appointed three years ago by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to improve case processing and outcomes for court users with mental illness was sunsetted by the Judicial Council with an assurance that the council will carry on its work with the help of other advisory committees.

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Judicial Council

Feature - September 30, 2020

Year in Review: California Supreme Court

Highlights and key statistics from the 2019-2020 court year.

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News Release - January 15, 2020

Justice Ming Chin to Retire from California Supreme Court

Justice Ming W. Chin announced he will retire from the Supreme Court of California on August 31, capping a nearly 25-year career on the state high court.

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Ming Chin

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Advisories

COVID-19 and Court Operations Dec. 7, 2020 Best Practices for Security May 15, 2020

News Release - December 22, 2020

California Chief Justice Launches Program to Fast Track Backlogged Criminal Cases

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on Tuesday announced she will launch a program to fast track the resolution of criminal cases and make retired judges available through the Temporary Assigned Judges Program to reinforce those efforts.

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Feature - July 10, 2020

California Counties Keeping COVID-19 Emergency Bail Schedules

At least 31 California counties home to 80 percent of the state's residents have kept COVID-19 emergency bail schedules to help curb the spread of the virus in jails and surrounding communities during the pandemic, according to data from superior courts.

Covid-19

Bail

Superior Courts

News Release - June 21, 2019

Chief Justice Issues Statement on Immigration Enforcement at Courthouses

California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye says threat of mass arrests "could have a profound effect on access to justice in our state."

News Release - March 23, 2020

Chief Justice Issues Statewide Order Suspending Jury Trials

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.

Chief Justice

Covid-19

News Release - January 17, 2020

Report Finding: Collaborative Court and Pretrial Programs Work

At its January 17 meeting, the council received a final report on a three-year grant supporting 39 collaborative court and pretrial programs that tracked retention, recidivism, and failure to appear rates for participating defendants.

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Judicial Council

Criminal Justice Reform

Innovations

Council members receive the final report on the Recidivism Reduction Grant Program, a three-year grant supporting and evaluating 39 collaborative court and pretrial programs.

News Release - January 10, 2020

Report Supports Case for Collaborative Courts and Pretrial Programs

At its Jan. 17 meeting, the Judicial Council will receive a final report on a three-year grant for 39 collaborative courts and pretrial programs that tracked retention, recidivism, and failure to appear rates for participating defendants.

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Pretrial

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Year in Review: California Supreme Court

2018 Year in Review

Courts Improving Access for Mentally Ill

Year in Review: California Supreme Court

Justice Ming Chin to Retire from California Supreme Court

Advisories

California Chief Justice Launches Program to Fast Track Backlogged Criminal Cases

California Counties Keeping COVID-19 Emergency Bail Schedules

Chief Justice Issues Statement on Immigration Enforcement at Courthouses

Chief Justice Issues Statewide Order Suspending Jury Trials

Report Finding: Collaborative Court and Pretrial Programs Work

Report Supports Case for Collaborative Courts and Pretrial Programs

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