Senior Analyst (Limited Term)

Overview

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Senior Analyst with the Criminal Justice Services office. The Criminal Justice Services office is a dynamic team of attorneys, analysts, and researchers who work together to support courts and partners in implementing programs that ensure everyone has fair and equal access to justice.

The Senior Analyst position is a temporary, full-time, limited term assignment for a duration of no more than 2 years, and no later than April 30, 2028, contingent on the availability of funds.

This 2-year limited-term position is responsible for establishing, leading, and implementing the Criminal Justice Services office’s work on Proposition (Prop) 36. The workload consists primarily of leading the Prop 36 research efforts including planning data collection and data cleaning efforts, independently conducting analysis, including hypothesis testing, where appropriate. The position is also responsible for serving as the subject matter expert on the project, independently draft research reports, including mandated legislative reports, tracking project tasks, deliverables, and timelines, as well as maintaining relevant files and documentation. The role involved presenting to various stakeholder groups including advisory and subcommittee meetings, and external and internal partner meetings. The position reports to a Supervising Analyst.

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. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.
 

Responsibilities

• Independently conduct research and program evaluation activities supporting statewide implementation of Prop 36 (2024), including developing research questions, logic models, and required data elements.
• Coordinate with courts and partner agencies to obtain data, clarify definitions, and align reporting requirements; maintain strong communication channels with data providers.
• Develop and maintain data collection tools (e.g., surveys, templates, spreadsheets, dashboards). Perform data cleaning, validation, tracking, and other quality assurance tasks to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Independently conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses, including hypothesis testing, identification of trends, implementation challenges, and promising practices.
• Draft research reports, policy briefs, memos, and presentations that summarize analytic results, program implementation issues, and recommendations.
• Convert complex analysis into accessible, plain language products tailored to judicial officers, court executives, partner agencies, and the public.
• Provide Technical and Analytical Support to Prop. 36 Stakeholders.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop joint training sessions, recruit faculty, and deliver programming.
• Conduct research related tasks on other team projects.
   

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation.  Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a directly related field for the assigned discipline, such as political science, public administration, statistics, mathematics, etc., may be substituted for one (1) of the years of required experience. 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, and one (1) year of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation.

OR

One (1) year in the Analyst classification with the Judicial Council of California or one (1) year of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an Analyst in a California superior court or California state-level government entity.
 

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 is Open Until Filled and requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. To ensure consideration for the earliest round of interviews, please apply by 5:00 P.M. on April 26, 2026.

To complete an online application, click on 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. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is available by dialing 711. Once connected, provide the relay operator with the number for Human Resources: 415-865-4260.
 

Pay and Benefits

$7,941 - $11,912 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
• Public Services Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
   

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. This position will support research and data analysis related to court implementation of Prop 36. Please describe any experience you have conducting research or analyzing data in complex policy, behavioral health, or justice system contexts.