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Thirty-five schools were named award honorees this year, most received their honor in person during Constitution Month.

Council will also consider reports on expanding legal services in civil cases, revisions to criminal jury instructions, and updates to court rules and forms

The California Supreme Court will honor the legacy of former Justice Joseph R. Grodin at the start of its oral argument session on November 4.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public in-person hearings in San Francisco on Nov. 17 to consider three appointments to California’s Courts of Appeal in Los Angeles, Riverside, and Fresno.

Council also recognizes recipients of the Aranda Access to Justice Award

Associate Justice Martin J. Jenkins will retire from the California Supreme Court at the end of October after five years with the court and more than 35 years of judicial service.

Nearly 100 students from across Monterey County—along with local superior court and appellate court judges and justices—gathered for the special outreach session, which gave them a close-up look at the state’s highest court in action, and a chance to directly engage with the justices.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2024–2025 court year

Justice Shama Mesiwala of the Third Appellate District, who started the first ICWA courtroom in Northern California as Sacramento judge, was appointed co-chair of council advisory body in September

The new rules will become effective on October 1.

During Constitution Week, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero visited Norte Vista High School in Riverside County to present the 2025 Civic Learning Award of Excellence.

The October 8 session will be the court’s first in Monterey since 1979.