Analyst

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Analyst with the Center for Families, Children & the Courts.

Under the direction of the Supervising Analyst, the Analyst provides journey-level, professional analytical work for critical projects of the Court Interpreters Program (CIP), which is part of the council’s Language Access Services Program. CIP strives to ensure access to the courts for limited English proficient (LEP) or deaf or hard-of-hearing persons, by developing programs and practices that enhance the quality of interpretation and increase the availability of qualified interpreters in the courts. The Analyst is responsible for implementation and ongoing program management of projects to enhance and expand efforts in court interpreter education, including training, outreach, and recruitment. The Analyst supports the Supervising Analyst and CIP staff, when required, in working with Judicial Council leadership and the Court Interpreters Advisory Panel to develop priorities, policies and standards for new projects. The Analyst also guides and monitors any business processes, procurement, and accounting functions as required for assigned projects. The Analyst develops budgets for various programs within the CIP; prepares meeting materials and communications; collects and analyzes data; develops tracking procedures; writes internal and public reports; develops and delivers any necessary training for interested courts; conducts site visits; and serves as a subject matter expert for projects on behalf of the Judicial Council and branch. The Analyst partners, as appropriate, with staff in other units of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts (CFCC), Language Access Services (LAS), Information Technology (IT), Center for Judicial Education and Resources (CJER), and others as necessary.

The Judicial Council 

The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work-life balance, including substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package, including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. The San Francisco office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations.

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Supervising Analyst, develop and maintain the Judicial Council’s education plan for court interpreters, judicial officers and court staff including curriculum planning, budgeting, continuing education, course calendars and use of distance learning technology.
• Provide educational offerings to interpreters through development of distance learning courses, in person training and support of court-based educational efforts.
• Under the direction of the Supervising Analyst, coordinate with staff from the Center for Judicial Education and Resources (CJER) on judicial officer and court staff components of the educational plan.
• Coordinate with courts and interpreters for ongoing assessment of educational needs for interpreters, judicial officers and court staff; collect and analyze data on educational program effectiveness.
• Conduct outreach to community on the needs of LEP persons to inform language access training efforts. Coordinate with other language access outreach efforts, including implementation of tools on the Language Access Services web page and court interpreter recruitment.
• Participate in and assist the Supervising Analyst on regular calls and meetings with Language Access Services, CFCC, the Court Interpreters Advisory Panel and its related subcommittees and/or working groups, language access representatives, court interpreter regional bargaining chairs, and court interpreter coordinators; attend office or other educational events; and assist CIP as needed with administration of the Bilingual Interpreting Examinations.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation. An additional four (4) years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis

OR

Master’s degree in a directly related field for the assigned discipline, such as political science, public administration, statistics, mathematics, etc., that included qualitative and quantitative research.

OR

Two (2) years as an Associate Analyst with the Judicial Council of California or two (2) years of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an Associate Analyst in a California superior court or California state-level government entity.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Written and spoken presentation skills
• Project management skills
• Familiarity with courts, language access, and court interpreters
• Experience with developing education (online modules or live trainings), including establishing learning objectives and developing educational curriculum 
• Familiarity with Requests for Proposals and contract development, including formulation of contract deliverables
• Budgeting, data analytics, and tracking skills

Other Information

Please Note: If you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.

How To Apply

This position requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. To ensure consideration of your application for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5:00 P.M. on September 8, 2025. 

To complete the online application, please click the Apply for Job button.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation.  Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260.

Pay and Benefits

$7,513 - $11,270 per month

Please note due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this temporary reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs 
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Judicial Council of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Supplemental Questions

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, please provide a response to the following questions. Your answers should not exceed a total of three pages.

1. Please explain why you are interested in this position.
2. Please describe your experience working on education initiatives, including course or training development.
3. Please briefly describe a successful team project and your role in it.