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COVID-19 and Court Operations Dec. 7, 2020 Best Practices for Security May 15, 2020

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California Courts Court levels: 3 Superior, also known as trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is 1.5% of State General Fund

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Judicial Branch Governance | Judicial Council of California

Created by constitutional amendment, the council is the policymaking body for California’s state court system The 21 voting members include the Chief Justice, 14 judicial officers, 4 attorneys, and 1 member from each house of the Legislature The council also has advisory members who include judicial officers and court executives or administrators The council carries out much of its work through the hundreds of volunteers on its committees and task forc

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How are justices of the Supreme Court selected?

One Chief Justice and 6 associate justices are appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, and confirmed by the public at the next general election. A justice also comes before the voters at the end of his or her 12-year term. To be eligible for appointment, a person must have been a member of the State Bar of California or a judge of a court in this state for at least 10 years.

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Court Services and Operations During COVID-19

Fifty-two of California's 58 counties have resumed jury trials. Source: Court Service and Operations  

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Court Services and Operations

For details about services and operations, visit court websites using the Find My Court tool. 

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Summary of Cases Accepted and Related Actions

As a service to the bench, bar, and public, this Web page includes the full text of the weekly summaries of the California Supreme Court. Subscribe here to receive weekly summaries via e-mail.

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Week of January 24, 2022

Summary of Cases Accepted and   Related Actions During Week of January 24, 2022  Print PDF

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About the Judicial Branch

Court levels: 3 Trial courts: 58—one in each county Court of Appeal districts: 6 Highest court: California Supreme Court Judicial branch budget is 1.5% of State General Fund The California court system—the largest in the nation, with approximately 1,800 justices and judges and 6 million cases—serves more than 40 million people. The state Constitution vests the judicial power of California in the Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, and superior courts.

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Jury Service

Jury pay: $15/day starting with second day of service and 34 cents per mile, one way Number of Californians summoned to jury service in fiscal year 2019–20: approximately 9 million* Number of Californians summoned to jury service who completed service in fiscal year 2019–20: approximately 4 million* Number of Californians sworn in to serve as jurors in fiscal year 2019–20:  approximately 94,000* * Numbers are based on data for fiscal year 2019–20, with 56 of the 58 (97%) superior courts reporting  

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Language Access

Languages and dialects spoken in California—more than 200 Percentage of Californians that speak a non-English language at home: 44% Percentage of Californians with English-language limitations: approximately 19% (more than 7 million) Languages certified for court interpreters: American Sign Language and 15 spoken languages—Arabic, Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian, Cantonese, Farsi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese Spanish remains the most interpreted language in courtro

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