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News Release - January 14, 2021

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Justice Truc T. Do is the first Asian American woman justice on the Fourth District Court of Appeal. 
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Feature - December 20, 2019

Courts Help Put New Laws into Effect

Keeping guns from dangerous people, restricting courthouse immigration arrests, and limiting "deepfake" election videos are just a few of the new laws that will change California in 2020.
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Feature - November 1, 2019

Tuesday Nov. 5: Courts Impacted by Outages and Wildfire Resume Services

Information on courts statewide reporting full and partial closures due to wildfires and power outages.
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Feature - March 18, 2019

2011–2019: The Judicial Branch Under the Leadership of Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye

As the Chief Justice prepares to address the Legislature on the 2019 State of the Judiciary, a look back at some key judicial branch milestones.
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Bail
Pretrial
Budget
Self-Help
Martin Hoshino
Judicial Council
Construction
Physical Access
Futures Commission
Technology
Civil
Civics

Feature - November 15, 2018

Did You Know?

Los Angeles County's effort to clear a backlog of children awaiting adoption more than 20 years ago is an annual event and started a national movement.
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Los Angeles Monterey Park National Adoption Day (Nov 17)
San Joaquin County, Adoption Saturday (Nov 17)
Kern County National Adoption Day (Nov 16)
Ventura Superior Court Celebrates Court Adoption and Permanency Month (Nov 3 & …
San Francisco Superior Court National Adoption Day Celebration (Nov 9)
San Bernardino County Adoption Finalization Celebration (Nov 6)
Riverside County Ceremony Raises Awareness about the Need for Committed Adoptiv…
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Feature - September 18, 2018

"You either self-destruct or you become a champion for others."

A Q&A with Judge Donna Groman, a 2018 Distinguished Service Award recipient, who overcame a tough childhood to become an advocate for California's at-risk youth.
Los Angeles
Criminal Justice Reform
Keeping Kids In School

Feature - June 27, 2018

What's in the Judicial Branch Budget?

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.  
Budget
Language Access
Self-Help
Traffic Amnesty
Chief Justice
Martin Hoshino
Facilities
Construction
Imperial
Riverside
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Shasta
Siskiyou
Stanislaus
Sonoma
Tuolumne

Feature - May 30, 2018

Can We Text You?

As Californians do more business on mobile devices, the state’s courts are joining in on the trend, from texting court payments to receiving jury service updates.
Technology
Santa Clara
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Bernardino
San Joaquin
Solano
Imperial
Kern
Orange
Merced
Lake
Placer
Stanislaus
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Feature - April 12, 2018

Wildfire Litigation Spotlights Civil Case Coordination

In the wake of wildfires that devastated parts of California’s Wine Country last October, nearly 100 civil lawsuits were filed against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. alleging the utility had a role in sparking the blaze. The answer to this influx was civil case coordination.
Civil
Ventura
San Francisco
Napa
Sonoma
Los Angeles
Judicial Council
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A member of the California National Guard searches the wreckage in Santa Rosa (Courtesy: California National Guard).

Feature - November 9, 2017

Court-Clergy Conferences Support Court Outreach Efforts

First held in Los Angeles in 2002, these events help court in several counties stay connected to their community.
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Courts & Kids & Clergy Conference in San Bernardino County
Los Angeles Superior Court Outreach
Court Outreach and Education Resources
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Bernardino
San Diego
Civics
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Sacramento Superior Court Presiding Judge Kevin Culhane welcomes close to 100 attendees to the court's 4th Annual Court-Clergy Conference.

Feature - August 31, 2017

Courts Adapt to Tech-Savvy Users

More than 150 judges, court managers and IT professionals came together in Sacramento last week to find new ways to harness technologies to offer better service and access to the public.
Los Angeles
Orange
Modoc
San Diego
Fresno
Technology
Innovations
Chief Justice
E-Filing
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Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye speaks to attendees at the Judicial Branch Technology Summit.

News Release - August 23, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed six appointments by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the Courts of Appeal.
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Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
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Commission On Judicial Appointments
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