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 discussions with two dozen judges, atto ...

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 California C ...

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 dangling down the sides.

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The California Judicial Center Library’s latest exhibition is a celebration of California women in law, including trailblazing judicial officers at all court levels. Resolute and Resilient: Celebrating 175 Years of California Women and the ...

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 finals and will advance to the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Phoe ...

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 added 32 new public lactation spaces in courthouses around the state ...

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 in 32 counties. With some adjustments for this application period, the award program ho ...

Since December 2006:

Number of female judicial officers is up 15 percentage points
Percentage of Asian, Black, and Hispanic judicial officers has more than doubled
 
For the 19th straight year, California’s judicial bench has grown more ...

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.

Since Jan. 14, staff f ...

SAN FRANCISCO—At its business meeting today, the Judicial Council got a preview of a new model policy that will help ensure the responsible and safe use of generative AI by California courts.

Courts will be able to adopt or modify the mod ...

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed two nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in San Francisco and Santa Ana.

The nominees were confirme ...

Trailblazers in the LGBTQ+ legal community, Alameda County Judge Victoria Kolakowski and Los Angeles County Judge D. Zeke Zeidler received the 2025 Stonewall Award from the American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Sexual Orientation an ...

The California Supreme Court today returned to hear oral argument in Sacramento, a tradition put on hold for five years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

It was the first oral argument session in Sacramento for Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero ...

This February, California courts and the Judicial Council of California join the nation in recognizing Black History Month. As of Dec. 31, 2023, 9% of California judges identify as Black or African American, compared to 4.6% in 2006. The s ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is also known as a Day of Service, where everyday citizens choose to volunteer and contribute to the betterment of society. One service-oriented group working in California courts used this year's celebration t ...

The California Supreme Court on Feb. 5 will mark its return to hearing oral argument in Sacramento, a tradition put on hold for five years during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the hiatus, the court made technological upgrades to its court ...