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

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. 

Revised budget proposal includes funding for a Judicial Council unit to provide training, technical assistance, and legal support to California’s trial courts on environmental and climate change issues.

Recent social media posts from courts and educators in California tell the stories of courtrooms staying open on nights and weekends for the return of the Mock Trial Program, an annual competition held remotely for the last two years.

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.

For the first time, California's civic education community hosts a monthlong celebration of the U.S. Constitution.

An on-the-job opportunity prepares the next generation to lead the administration of justice in California.

After being sidelined by the pandemic, court-supported outreach programs rebound.

Under new leadership, the judicial branch of California continued to prioritize access to justice for court users and the public.

Courts received more than 220 CARE Act petitions since the program launched in October; Judicial Council also hears reports on remote appearances, a new racial justice toolkit, and a program providing free legal services in high-stakes civil cases

Judge Anderson will retire April 30, after nearly 30 years as a Monterey County judge and a decade as a member of the policymaking body for California’s court system.

On her way to the Glenn County Courthouse Dedication, the state's Chief Justice pays a visit to a local middle school.