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The Judicial Council presented the 2019 Distinguished Service Awards on Nov 14 in San Francisco. The prestigious Aranda Access to Justice Award was also presented in partnership with the California Lawyers Association and the California Judges Association.

A Q&A with Steve Binder, a 2018 Distinguished Service Award recipient from San Diego whose innovative court model started a nationwide movement.

Did you know that California was one of the first states to establish a collaborative court in the U.S.?

For veterans who've been charged with minor crimes, veteran courts offer restorative justice as opposed to incarceration.

California’s 75 teen courts let youth face a jury of their peers—and steer cases away from the juvenile justice system.

With California’s growing focus on criminal justice reform comes expanding use of reentry courts as an alternative to cycles of re-incarceration. Reentry courts, a type of collaborative justice court for individuals released from jail or prison, offer...

Roughly 206 drug courts serve residents in 53 of California’s 58 counties. By helping people with substance abuse issues repair their lives, drug courts divert those who could otherwise cycle repeatedly through the criminal justice system.

The budget cuts $200 million from the state court system, though $150 million could be restored if the federal government sends additional aid by the fall.