Description:
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP18-01
Deadline: March 20, 2018
File: sp18-01.pdf
Description:
On April 10, 2018, Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye asked the Judicial Council to take immediate action to revise court rules on public records to ensure that all levels of the state court system be required to disclose the names of judicial officers who entered into settlement agreements to resolve sexual harassment and discrimination complaints. She created a working group to develop the rule changes required to achieve this goal. The working group recommends that the Judicial Council amend California Rules of Court, rule 10.500, on public access to judicial administrative records, to clarify that settlement agreements must be disclosed in response to public records requests and that the names of judicial officers must not be redacted from settlement agreements produced in response to these requests.
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP18-09
Deadline: May 1, 2018
File: sp18-09.pdf
Description:
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP18-10
Deadline: May 7, 2018
File: sp18-10.pdf
Description: In accordance with Government Code sections 87303 and 87306, the Judicial Council Conflict of Interest Code must be updated “when change is necessitated by changed circumstances.” (Gov. Code, § 87306.) The council must review proposed amendments to the Code and approve the Code as amended or direct that it be further revised and resubmitted for approval.
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP18-14
Deadline: September 13, 2018
File: sp18-14.pdf
Description:
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP18-16
Deadline: October 9, 2018
File: sp18-16.pdf
Description:
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP18-18
Deadline: October 15, 2018
File: sp18-18.pdf
Description: At the Judicial Council’s business meeting on August 26, 2011, the council adopted the Judicial Branch Contracting Manual effective October 1, 2011, the operative date of substantive requirements of the California Judicial Branch Contract Law. The council adopted revisions to the manual in December 2011, April 2012, August 2012, December 2013, June 2015, June 2016, July 2017, and July 2018. Additional revisions to the manual are proposed, and staff invites public comment regarding the proposed revisions.
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP19-02
Deadline: June 13, 2019
File: sp19-02.pdf
Description: At the Judicial Council’s business meeting on August 26, 2011, the council adopted the Judicial Branch Contracting Manual (JBCM) effective October 1, 2011, the operative date of substantive requirements of the California Judicial Branch Contract Law. The council adopted revisions to the JBCM in December 2011, April 2012, August 2012, December 2013, June 2015, June 2016, July 2017, July 2018, and September 2019. Additional revisions to the JBCM are proposed in tracked changes format, and staff invites public comment regarding the proposed revisions.
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP20-02
Deadline: June 26, 2020
File: sp20-02.pdf
Description: The Work Group to Enhance Administrative Standards Addressing Bias in Court Proceedings recommends amendments to California Standards of Judicial Administration, standard 10.20 (Court’s duty to prohibit bias), to support the integrity and impartiality of the judicial system and to promote a courtroom environment free of bias or the appearance of bias. The work group was appointed by Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye to identify improvements and propose amendments to standard 10.20. The work group was charged with ensuring that the standard, last substantively amended in 1997, reflects current law and current understandings regarding the elimination of bias and provides a framework for courts to work with their local communities to address these important issues. Comments must be submitted by Friday, June 25, 2021, at 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP21-03
Deadline: June 25, 2021
File: sp21-03.pdf
Description: At the Judicial Council’s business meeting on August 26, 2011, the council adopted the Judicial Branch Contracting Manual (JBCM) effective October 1, 2011, the operative date of substantive requirements of the California Judicial Branch Contract Law.1 The council adopted revisions to the JBCM in December 2011, April 2012, August 2012, December 2013, June 2015, June 2016, July 2017, July 2018, September 2019, and September 2020. Additional revisions to the JBCM are proposed below in tracked changes format, and staff invites public comment regarding the proposed revisions.
Category: Judicial Administration
Item Number: SP21-04
Deadline: June 9, 2021
File: sp21-04.pdf