judicial council of california

• Burton H. Wolfe, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Gary E. Strankman; Alfred G. Chiantelli; David A. Garcia; Ronald E. Quidachay; Ronald M. George; Deborah Silva; Judicial Council of California; State of California, Defendants-Appellees., 392 F.3d 358 (9th Cir. 2004)

Jill Theresa Bowers, Office of the California Attorney General, Sacramento, CA; Jonathan U. Lee, City Attorney's Office of San Francisco, San Francisc...

• Federal Circuits

• New Long Beach Courthouse On Track

LONG BEACH - Two years from now, a new, gleaming courthouse will be open for business in the city's West Gateway. The $395 million Gov. George Deukmejian Courthouse is on track for completion in the the third quarter of 2013, said Teresa Ruano, a spokeswoman for the Judicial Council of California - Administrative Office of the Courts, which is overseeing the project.

• Press Telegram
• September 22, 2011

• Governor's Spending Plan Calls for Evaporating Local Courts' Reserves Next Year

Numerous state and local government agencies are preparing for the possibility of profound budget cuts, and California's court system is no different. Courts up and down the state are preparing for $544million in cuts from the 2012-2013 fiscal year, according to the Judicial Council of California, the policy-making body of the California courts.

• Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
• May 27, 2012

• California Adopts 'Plain-English' Civil Jury Instructions

Culminating a six-year effort by jury instruction task force, the Judicial Council of California adopted plain-English instructions and a new Rule of Court declaring them the official instructions for the state and strongly encouraging their use. While these are not the first plain-English instructions in the nation, they are significant advance in the jury process since California has the country's largest court system.

• Judicature
• Vol. 87 Nbr. 6, May 2004

• Nasd Dispute Resolution, Inc.; New York Stock Exchange, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Judicial Council of the State of California; Ronald M. George, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Judicial Council; Marvin R. Baxter; Richard D. Aldrich; Norman L. Epstein; Richard D. Huffman; Gail Andrea Andler; Aviva K. Bobb; Robert A. Dukes; Leonard P. Edwards, William C. Harrison; Brad R. Hill; Donna J. Hitchens; Ronald M. Sabraw; Barbara Ann Zuniga; Martha Escutia; Ellen M. Corbett; John J. Collins; Pauline W. Gee; Rex A. Heeseman; Thomas J. Warwick, Jr., in Their Official Capacities as Members of the Judicial Council; William C. Vickrey, in His Capacity as Administrative Director of the Courts, Defendants-Appellees., 488 F.3d 1065 (9th Cir. 2007)

Douglas W. Henkin, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, NY; Mark A. Perry (argued), William M. Jay, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Washington,...

• Federal Circuits

• Courts

Substance Abuse, Mental Health Programs Made More Available to Returning Soldiers WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today announced that it will support four drug designed to meet veterans' needs in Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 under the Adult Discretionary Drug Court Program. Veteran treatment help veterans within the criminal justice system manage their substance abusing habits so that they can safely return to their communities. A total of over one million dollars is being provided to: the Judicial Council of California; Hennepin County, Minn.; the 13th Judicial District Court in Yellowstone County, Mont.; and Spokane County, Wash.

• U.S. Newswire
• November 10, 2011

• State Courts Close One Day a Month Starting Today, September 16

To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Lynn Holton, Public Information Officer, +1-415-865- 7726, or Philip Carrizosa, Communications Specialist, +1-415-865- 8044, both of Judicial Council of California

• U.S. Newswire
• September 16, 2009

• New state rules crimp Securities arbitration procedures.

Up Front - Judicial Council of California, Senate Bill 475, new standards - Brief Article

• Los Angeles Business Journal
• September 02, 2002

• Supreme Court Set to Issue Standing Opinion in Prop 8 Case

The California Supreme Court announced that it will issue a written opinion tomorrow morning in the standing case over Proposition 8, which sought to define marriage in this state as being between a man and a woman. The court is scheduled to release the opinion at 10 a.m. in the case Perry v. Brown, according to a statement today from the Judicial Council of California. It will be available on the California Courts website at: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/ opinions.cgi

• The Sun (San Bernardino, CA)
• November 16, 2011

• California Blue Ribbon Commission On Children in Foster Care Holds Public Hearing On Draft Recommendations

To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Lynn Holton of the Judicial Council of California, +1- 415-865-7726

• U.S. Newswire
• May 14, 2008