Skip to main content
Judicial Branch of California branding Judicial Branch of California
  • Supreme Court
  • Courts of Appeal
  • Superior Courts
  • Judicial Council
California Courts Newsroom California Courts Newsroom California Courts Newsroom
  • Newsroom Home
    • All News
    • Chief Justice
    • Supreme Court
    • Courts of Appeal
    • Superior Courts
    • Judicial Council
  • Calendar
  • Multimedia
    • For Media Overview
      • COVID-19 and the Courts
      • Media Contacts
      • Cameras in the Courtroom
      • Public Records Requests
      • Supreme Court Oral Argument Archive
      • Branch Facts
      • Civic Learning Awards

Search results

Feature - February 24, 2020

Innovation in a Click (or Tap)

Court of Appeal in Fresno spearheads projects to modernize and expand access to justice for Californians appealing their cases.
Courts of Appeal
Judicial Council
Image
5DCA - day BCotta 4-27-2018

News Release - November 30, 2018

Council Adopts New Rules on Appointed Counsel in Death Penalty Review Cases

The Judicial Council at its November 29–30 meeting approved changes to rules of court that govern appointed counsel in death penalty appeals and habeas corpus proceedings.
Related:
Judicial Council
Meeting information
Judicial Council
Image
With more than a thousand downloads on Google, the Monterey Superior Court's App helps court users look up cases, search calendars, and make traffic payments quickly. 

ttp://jcc.granicus.com/player/clip/890?view_id=1

News Release - November 5, 2018

Judicial Council Proclaims November Court Adoption and Permanency Month

For 19 years, the Judicial Council has recognized the ongoing efforts and achievements of juvenile courts and their justice partners to improve the outcomes for families and children in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
Related:
National Adoption Day
Report to Council: Court Adoption & Permanency Month
Judicial Council
Image
Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and Administrative Director Martin Hoshino sign the resolution proclaiming November "Court Adoption and Permanency Month."

News Release - March 2, 2018

Council Approves Framework for IT Disaster Recovery Planning

The Judicial Council at its March 2 business meeting approved a framework to help courts and other judicial branch entities with disaster recovery planning efforts, which are critical in enabling the recovery of data and services in the event of a disaster.
Related:
Judicial Council
Meeting information
Judicial Council

News Release - November 1, 2017

Judicial Council Proclaims November Court Adoption and Permanency Month

November is Court Adoption and Permanency Month. Learn about events being held statewide.
Related:
Families and Children in the Courts
Report to the Judicial Council: Court Adoption and Permanency Month
89 adoptions finalized at special event in Ontario
Judicial Council
Image
Court Adoption and Permanency Month

Feature - September 15, 2017

Court Helps Courageous Family Give Boy a New Start

The Judicial Council on Thursday voted to proclaim November “Court Adoption and Permanency Month," when many California courts will dedicate extra courtrooms and judges to settling large numbers of adoption cases.
Judicial Council
Image
"We feel your joy," California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye told the family.

News Release - March 5, 2021

Judicial Council to Hear Plan to Expand Digital Court

Will receive reports on addressing defendants with mental health issues, how state youth facility closures will affect local courts
Related:
Judicial Council
Meeting information
Judicial Council
Image
Judicial Council Title text on teleprompter

News Release - January 19, 2017

Council Hears That Pretrial Risk Assessment Can Lower Rate of Defendants’ Pretrial Misconduct

At its public meeting on January 19, Judicial Council members heard a report that the use of evidence-based practices in pretrial risk assessment can reduce misconduct and failure to appear rates for criminal defendants.
Related:
Judicial Council
Calif. Judges Wowed by Tool to Assess Criminal Defendants
Meeting archive (video)
Judicial Council
Image
Keeping Kids in School steering committee chairs, Judge Stacy Boulware Eurie (left) and Judge Donna Groman, present on the connections between trauma, truancy and school discipline practices for court-involved youth. Watch here. Slides are available here.

News Release - August 25, 2016

Judicial Council Approves Process for Awarding $25 Million for Court Innovations

At its meeting today, the Judicial Council adopted a process to award $25 million in grant funding to promote innovative and efficient programs in the courts.
Related:
Aug 25 Council Meeting Webpage
Judicial Council
Image
The council receives information about the court innovation grant program included in the Budget Act of 2016.

Feature - December 20, 2021

2021 Year in Review: Judicial Council of California

In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to challenge the state’s ability to ensure access to justice for the citizens of California. But like the previous year, California’s Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye and the Judicial Council supported the courts as they remained flexible and innovative to ensure the justice system was open and vital services remained accessible to the public.

Judicial Council
Image
empty boardroom filled with tech

News Release - September 13, 2022

Judicial Council to Review Funding for Court Technology

Technology projects will improve services for the public
Related:
Judicial Council
Meeting information
Judicial Council

News Release - September 20, 2022

Judicial Council Approves Funding to Continue Modernizing Court Operations and Services

Technology projects include advancing the use of online and remote tools.
Related:
Judicial Council
Meeting information
Judicial Council
Image
boardroom wide shot council seal

Pagination (2 pages of results found)

  • 1
  • 2
  • 1 of 2
  • Next ›
  • Last »

Summary

  • Reset filters
  • 14 results found
  • (-) Technology
  • (-) Judicial Council

Sort by

  • Date

Topics

  • Show all 30
  • Superior Courts 6
  • Chief Justice 5
  • Supreme Court 5
  • (-) Judicial Council 14

Tags

  • Show all 85
  • Judicial Council 64
  • Covid-19 11
  • (-) Technology 10

News and Features

  • Chief Justice
  • Supreme Court
  • Courts of Appeal
  • Superior Courts
  • All News

Resources

  • Calendar
  • Public Records Request
  • Supreme Court Oral Argument Archive
  • Branch Facts

For Media

  • Media Contacts
  • Multimedia
  • Cameras in the Courtroom
  • COVID-19

Subscribe with your email address to receive news and updates

The email address is not made public. It will only be used if you need to be contacted about your account or for opted-in notifications.
CALIFORNIA COURTS NEWSROOM
Judicial Branch of California branding  for footer Judicial Branch of California
  • Access to Records
  • Accessibility Statement
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us
© 2023