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Feature - May 10, 2016
May 9-13 is Juror Appreciation Week, but courts are making the jury system better all year with check-in kiosks, text reminders, and web-based services.
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Feature - June 9, 2017
California’s 75 teen courts let youth face a jury of their peers—and steer cases away from the juvenile justice system.
Feature - July 27, 2017
While the model has helped equalize funding gaps across counties, chronic underfunding of the judicial branch has complicated its rollout.
Feature - November 9, 2017
First held in Los Angeles in 2002, these events help court in several counties stay connected to their community.
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Feature - March 7, 2018
Facing growing numbers of civil and family law litigants representing themselves, courts are expanding services offered through “self-help” centers.
Feature - June 27, 2018
Governor Jerry Brown signed a state budget on Wednesday that will help restore court services slashed during the recession, fund courthouse projects, and improve access to justice for millions of Californians.
Feature - November 30, 2018
Hundreds of children awaiting adoption got their day in court and their forever families during the month of November.
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News Release - May 9, 2019
A statement from California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on the revised budget proposal for the judicial branch.
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News Release - May 17, 2019
The Judicial Council received a report on how the state’s trial courts used additional funding included in this fiscal year’s judicial branch budget to expand hours, reopen closed locations, and invest in new technology to increase access to justice for the public.
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Feature - June 28, 2019
Governor Gavin Newsom signed his first state budget on Thursday, which includes nearly $470 million in new judicial branch funding to continue the courts’ steady recovery after years of deep cuts.
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News Release - June 28, 2019
Statement from Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye on the judicial branch budget for 2019-20.
News Release - January 10, 2020
California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye today issued a statement on Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal for the judicial branch.