Advisory Bodies Archive

Commission for Impartial Courts

Commissioned: Sept 2007

Chair: Associate Justice Ming W. Chin, California Supreme Court

Purpose:to safeguard judicial quality, impartiality, and accountability in California.

Status: On Dec 15, 2009 the Judicial Council accepted the commission’s 71 recommendations and also directed that an implementation plan be developed to carry out them out. An implementation committee is currently working to prioritize the deployment of the recommendations.

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December 13, 2012 Commission for Impartial Courts Recommendation Implementation Status

August 27, 2010: The Implementation Committee of the Commission for Impartial Courts (CIC) presents to the Judicial Council action 2 of the 12 recommendations from the CIC’s final report that address judicial outreach, public information, and civics education. Presented by Judge Judith D. McConnell, Chair, Subcommittee on Public Information and Education.

Feb 26, 2010: priorities for implementation are presented to the Judicial Council by Justice Ming Chin. Memo to the Judicial Council.

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Please e-mail the Commission: impartialcourts@jud.ca.gov

You may also write:

Commission for Impartial Courts
Judicial Council of California
455 Golden Gate Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102-3688