Reduced Court Services

Under Government Code section 68106, courts must provide written notice to the public and to the Judicial Council at least 60 days before putting into effect a plan to reduce costs by closing courtrooms or clerks' offices or reducing clerks’ office hours. The council must post all such notices on this Internet site within 15 days of receiving them. This page contains all notices that the council has receive from courts pursuant to section 68106.

Please note, however, that the page does not provide complete information for individual courts. For current information about a specific superior court, the number and location of its courtrooms, its hours of operation, and any upcoming changes, please consult the court's website. A list of court websites is available.

Notice Period in effect (Change not yet implemented)

Superior Court Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
San Luis Obispo 11/21/24 PDF
Riverside 11/15/24 PDF
Fresno 10/8/24 PDF

Notice Period has expired (Change implemented)

Alameda

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
10/20/17 PDF
11/2/16 PDF
10/21/16 PDF
8/3/11 PDF
7/25/11 PDF

Amador

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/24/14 PDF
9/11/12 PDF

Butte

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
12/30/14 PDF
7/1/11 PDF

Calaveras

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/3/20 PDF
4/13/15 PDF
10/21/14 PDF
9/11/12 PDF
10/31/11 PDF

Contra Costa

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/22/14 PDF
9/14/12 PDF

Del Norte

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/29/21 PDF

El Dorado

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
7/28/21 PDF
9/20/12 PDF
6/22/12 PDF

Fresno

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
6/21/23 PDF
9/9/20 PDF
9/14/18 PDF
6/11/18 PDF
4/16/19 PDF
7/7/17
7/6/17
PDF
PDF
9/17/15
7/7/15
PDF (Update of 7/7/15 notice)
PDF
9/3/14 PDF
6/17/14 Revised PDF
6/17/14 PDF
8/9/13 PDF
7/3/13 PDF
5/3/13 PDF
10/19/12 PDF
7/27/12 PDF
5/25/12 PDF
10/12/11 PDF

Glenn

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
4/23/24 PDF
10/16/20 PDF
8/25/14 PDF

Humboldt

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
8/29/14 PDF
9/1/11 PDF

Imperial

Superior Court Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
Imperial, Jail Court 4/11/13 PDF
Imperial, Juvenile Court 4/11/13 PDF
Imperial, Calexico 4/11/13 PDF
Imperial 3/22/13 PDF

Inyo

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
8/16/13 PDF

Kern

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
3/26/13 PDF

Kings

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/22/17 PDF
4/14/17 PDF
9/28/16 PDF
12/11/15 PDF
10/9/15 PDF
12/3/15
9/29/15
PDF (Update of 9/29/15 notice)
PDF
9/4/14 PDF
9/13/13 PDF
3/7/13 PDF
8/22/12 PDF
7/10/12 PDF
10/3/11 PDF
8/10/11 PDF

Lake

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
7/31/12 PDF
9/15/11 PDF

Lassen

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/12/10 PDF

Los Angeles

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/2/22 PDF
4/10/13 PDF
2/26/13 PDF
4/19/12 PDF

Madera

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/22/20 PDF
9/19/2018 PDF

Mariposa

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
7/28/21 PDF

Mendocino

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
1/29/15 PDF
8/7/13 PDF
12/10/12
10/30/12
PDF (Includes Dec. 10, 2012 release and original notice)
8/24/11 PDF
1/21/11 PDF

Merced

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/4/20 PDF
4/10/14 PDF
2/7/12 PDF
8/29/11 PDF

Modoc

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
10/24/17 PDF

Mono

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/12/14 PDF
8/28/14 PDF

Monterey

Superior Court Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
Monterey, King City 6/20/13 PDF
Monterey 5/30/12 PDF

Napa

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/26/14 PDF
8/14/12 PDF (July 11 Revision)
7/11/12 PDF

Nevada

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
6/13/12 PDF
9/6/11 PDF

Orange

Superior Court Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
Orange 8/25/20 PDF
Orange, North Justice Center 4/30/13 PDF
Orange, Lamoreaux Justice Center 4/30/13 PDF
Orange, Laguna Hills 4/30/13 PDF
Orange, Central Justice Center 4/30/13 PDF
Orange 3/21/13 PDF
Orange 5/29/12 PDF

Placer

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
8/1/12 PDF
9/15/11 PDF

Plumas

Superior Court Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
Plumas 8/27/14 PDF
Plumas/Sierra 8/27/14 PDF
Plumas 4/3/14 PDF
Plumas 10/29/12 PDF
Plumas 7/25/12 PDF
Plumas 2/27/12 PDF

Riverside

Superior Court Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
Riverside, Temecula Update 9/18/24 PDF
Riverside 8/7/20 PDF
Riverside, Blythe, Temecula Update
This amends the 5/23/13 Riverside notices
7/10/13 PDF
Riverside, Blythe
Superseded by 7/10/13 Riverside notice
5/23/13 PDF
Riverside, Temecula
Superseded by 7/10/13 Riverside Notice
5/23/13 PDF

San Benito

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
5/4/22 PDF

San Bernadino

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/21/20 PDF
5/7/2019 PDF
4/12/13 PDF (Update to 3/4/13 notice)
3/4/13 PDF
12/28/12 PDF
12/4/12 PDF
11/29/12 PDF
7/27/12 PDF
1/6/12 PDF

San Diego

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/19/18 PDF
8/10/17
7/26/17
7/5/17
5/15/17
PDF - Service reductions Oct 16, 2017
PDF - Service reductions Sep 29, 2017
PDF - Service reductions Sep 5, 2017
PDF - Family Court and Madge Bradley relocation
10/22/14 PDF
9/20/12 PDF
7/2/12 PDF

San Francisco

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/4/18 PDF
6/29/17 PDF
8/2/11 PDF
5/9/11 PDF

San Joaquin

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
5/25/17 PDF
8/11/15 PDF
1/3/13 PDF
10/24/12 PDF
7/19/11 PDF
10/24/11 PDF

San Luis Obispo

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
1/28/21 PDF

San Mateo

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
3/5/15 PDF (Update to the court’s 11/28/12 notice)
5/13/13 PDF
11/28/12 PDF
8/31/12 PDF
1/19/12 PDF
10/31/11 PDF
8/18/11 PDF
12/1/10 PDF

Santa Barbara

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
10/31/24 PDF
10/7/14 PDF
8/11/14 PDF

Santa Clara

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/21/20 PDF
8/17/20 PDF
10/19/20 PDF (Updated Furlough Schedule 11/5/20) 
2/28/17 PDF
11/13/15 PDF
6/3/15 PDF
9/24/14 PDF
8/5/14 PDF
12/7/11 PDF

Santa Cruz

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/2/11 PDF

Shasta

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
2/4/15 PDF
7/24/14 PDF
6/13/12 PDF
7/15/11 PDF

Sierra

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
10/30/17 PDF
2/27/12 PDF

Siskiyou

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
6/16/17 PDF
6/27/16 PDF
11/7/13 PDF
5/27/11 PDF

Solano

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
8/18/14 PDF
6/27/14 PDF
11/19/12 PDF

Sonoma

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
11/5/12 PDF

Stanislaus

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
10/26/17 PDF
1/8/18
10/31/17
PDF (Amended update of 10/31/17 notice)
PDF
4/24/17 - Original Notice
5-12-17 - Amended Notice
PDF - Original
PDF - Amended
10/18/16 PDF
9/24/14 PDF
9/17/13 PDF
12/4/12 PDF

Sutter

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
12/22/15
9/23/15
8/5/15
6/24/15
PDF (Update of 9/23/15 notice
PDF (Revision of 8/5/15 notice)
PDF (Revision of 6/24/15 notice)
PDF
11/15/12 PDF (revised 9/24/12 notice)
9/24/12 PDF

Tehama

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/25/13 PDF
6/18/13 PDF
3/7/13 PDF
4/18/11 PDF

Trinity

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/19/19 PDF
7/11/13 PDF

Tulare

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
5/1/2019 PDF
5/2/17 PDF
8/16/13 PDF
6/28/12 PDF

Tuolumne

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
8/01/23 PDF
5/24/12 PDF

Ventura

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
9/25/24 PDF
5/6/22 PDF
7/30/20 PDF
7/5/17 PDF
6/27/16 PDF
10/17/13 PDF
9/13/12 PDF
4/19/12 PDF
11/16/11 PDF
9/22/11 PDF

Yolo

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
7/29/16 PDF
9/30/15 PDF
4/15/15 PDF
9/26/14 PDF
11/8/13 PDF
10/17/12 PDF
10/18/11 PDF
8/4/11 PDF

Yuba

Date Notice Received Notice to the Judicial Council
3/30/17 PDF