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Feature - December 15, 2016

Creating Access: The Judicial Council’s 2016 Annual Review

In 2016, the Judicial Council continued focusing on efforts to better stabilize branch funding, improve branch governance, and to address concerns about fairness raised by the public, our sister branches of government, and stakeholders throughout the state.

Innovations

Traffic Amnesty

Facilities

Language Access

Civics

News Release - November 14, 2019

Council Approves Priority List for New Courthouse Construction

At its Nov. 14 meeting, the council also adjusted the scoring process and criteria used to create the priority list.

Judicial Council

Meeting information

Courthouse Construction Explained

Judicial Council

Facilities

Justice Brad Hill (right) explains how public comment helped his committee finalize the priority list for new courthouse construction projects. Judge Steven Jahr (Ret.) (left) later took the council through the reprioritization process.

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.