The state judicial branch's strategic plan includes the goal of Access, Fairn ...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Judicial Council at its April 25 business meeting approved an update to its model for measuring court workload and assessing trial court staffing needs based on findings from a 2024 time study conducted in ...

Completed in November 2023, the renovation of the Willows Courthouse in Glenn County achieved upgrades to the building without compromising the facility’s historic integrity.

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At 20,105 square miles, San Bernardino County is the largest county in the contiguous United States by area. Spread throughout the county, in places often populated with more mountains and desert than people, the area’ ...

SAN FRANCISCO—The Judicial Council at its April 25 business meeting will consider revising its model for measuring court workload and assessing trial court staffing needs based on findings from a 2024 time study conducted in ...

Over the past five years, remote proceedings have become an integral part of ensuring that courts are accessible to all Californians. Thousands of court hearings occur remotely ea ...

The following originally appeared as a post from Judge Julia Alloggiamento (Santa Clara Superior Court) on LinkedIn. 

More than 80 eager students in grades 8-12 filled the room to engage in intimate di ...

SACRAMENTO—Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero today delivered the 2025 State of the Judiciary address to the California Legislature. A transcript of her remarks is below, and an archived webcast of the address is available on the Californi ...

One late afternoon recently in San Francisco, a modest auditorium slowly filled with people eager to find their seats. Some wore suits or uniforms, but most wore long black robes and flat square hats with tassels dangl ...

The California Judicial Center Library’s latest exhibition is a celebration of California women in law, including trailblazing judicial officers at all court levels.

Update (Mar. 17, 2025): Trinity Pacific Christian School in Ventura County will once again represent the state of California as the winner of the statewide fi ...

California courts are making a trip to the courthouse a little more comfortable for an important segment of the population: nursing mothers.

The judicial branch recently a ...

Now in its 13th year, the Civic Learning Award program honors schoolwide achievements in civics. The award has been presented 541 times to K-12 schools ...

Since December 2006:

• Number of female judicial officers is up 15 percentage points

As residents of Los Angeles County continue to recover from the wildfires in the region, staff from the superior court are linking up with other agencies to make self-help services more accessible to those impacted.

SAN FRANCISCO—At its business meeting today, the Judicial Council got a