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California Rules of Court 2026

Standards of Judicial Administration

Current as of September 1, 2025
  • Title 1. Standards for All Courts [Reserved]
  • Title 2. Standards for Proceedings in the Trial Courts
    • Standard 2.1. Case management and delay reduction-statement of general principles
    • Standard 2.2. Trial court case disposition time goals
    • Standard 2.10. Procedures for determining the need for an interpreter and a preappearance interview
    • Standard 2.11. Interpreted proceedings-instructing participants on procedure
    • Standard 2.20. Trial management standards
    • Standard 2.25. Uninterrupted jury selection
    • Standard 2.30. Judicial comment on verdict or mistrial
  • Title 3. Standards for Civil Cases
    • Standard 3.1. Appearance by telephone
    • Standard 3.10. Complex civil litigation
    • Standard 3.25. Examination of prospective jurors in civil cases
  • Title 4. Standards for Criminal Cases
    • Standard 4.10. Guidelines for adult collaborative treatment courts
    • Standard 4.15. Vacatur relief under Penal Code section 236.14
    • Standard 4.30. Examination of prospective jurors in criminal cases
    • Standard 4.35. Court use of risk/needs assessments at sentencing
    • Standard 4.40. Traffic infraction procedures
    • Standard 4.41. Courtesy notice-traffic procedures [Repealed]
    • Standard 4.42. Traffic infraction trial scheduling
  • Title 5. Standards for Cases Involving Children and Families
    • Standard 5.20. Uniform standards of practice for providers of supervised visitation and exchange services
    • Standard 5.30. Family court matters
    • Standard 5.40. Juvenile court matters
    • Standard 5.45. Resource guidelines for child abuse and neglect cases
  • Title 6. [Reserved]
  • Title 7. Standards for Probate Proceedings
    • Standard 7.10. Settlements or judgments in certain civil cases involving minors or persons with disabilities
    • Standard 7.20. CARE Act proceedings
  • Title 8. Standards for the Appellate Courts
    • Standard 8.1. Memorandum opinions
  • Title 9. Standards on Law Practice, Attorneys, and Judges [Reserved]
  • Title 10. Standards for Judicial Administration
    • Standard 10.5. The role of the judiciary in the community
    • Standard 10.16. Model code of ethics for court employees
    • Standard 10.17. Trial court performance standards
    • Standard 10.20. Court's duty to prevent bias
    • Standard 10.21. Appointment of attorneys, arbitrators, mediators, referees, masters, receivers, and other persons
    • Standard 10.22. Gender-inclusive practices for juror identification and juror questionnaires
    • Standard 10.24. Children's waiting room
    • Standard 10.25. Reasonable accommodation for court personnel
    • Standard 10.31. Master jury list
    • Standard 10.41. Court sessions at or near state penal institutions
    • Standard 10.50. Selection of regular grand jury
    • Standard 10.51. Juror complaints
    • Standard 10.55. Local program on waste reduction and recycling
    • Standard 10.70. Implementation and coordination of mediation and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs
    • Standard 10.71. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) committees
    • Standard 10.72. ADR committees and criteria for referring cases to dispute resolution neutrals
    • Standard 10.80.  Use of generative artificial intelligence by judicial officers

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