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November 01, 2021
California Supreme Court Names New Director of Criminal Central Staff
Longtime director of Supreme Court’s Criminal Central Staff steps down; first Latina to head a court central staff named as successor. -
October 28, 2021
Ethics Committee Issues Advice to Judges on Disqualifying from School District Mask and Vaccine Mandate Cases
California Supreme Court ethics committee issues expedited guidance for judges engaged in civics education activities about disqualifying from cases about school district mask and vaccine mandates. -
October 22, 2021
Chief Justice Speaks on Emergency Orders, Remote Services, Diversifying California Judiciary
On October 21, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) hosted a virtual Conversation with Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakakuye. -
October 20, 2021
Court Files Two Administrative Orders Relating to State Bar
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October 13, 2021
Supreme Court Oral Argument Calendar for November 3, 2021
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September 16, 2021
California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Named Carnegie Endowment President
California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar will serve as the new president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. His last day on the bench will be Oct. -
August 20, 2021
California Supreme Court Names Chair, Vice-Chair of State Bar Board of Trustees
Court also appoints members to Committee of Bar Examiners, which oversees development and administration of the Bar Exam and accredits state law schools. -
August 03, 2021
2022 Oral Argument Calendar
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June 14, 2021
In Memoriam: Justice Cruz Reynoso
The California Supreme Court on June 2 honored the life of Justice Cruz Reynoso, the first Latino state Supreme Court justice in California history. -
May 26, 2021
Public Access to Clemency Records
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April 28, 2021
California Supreme Court Names Members of Blue Ribbon Bar Exam Commission
The Joint Supreme Court/State Bar Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the California Bar Exam will develop recommendations on whether to make changes to the California Bar Exam. -
April 21, 2021
Supreme Court Clarifies Citation of Opinions Rule
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March 26, 2021
Opinion: The lack of Asian American DAs remains a big problem
"We can no longer abide the invisibility of Asian Americans in our nation’s discourse on racism and discrimination," Justice Goodwin Liu writes in the Los Angeles Times. -
March 03, 2021
Committee Issues Advice About Judicial Service on a Governmental Task Force
Supreme Court committee issues expedited guidance about a judge serving as a member of a governmental task force with a broad agenda. -
February 23, 2021
Committee Issues Advice to Judges: Campaign Contributions from Political Action Committees
A state Supreme Court committee issued an advisory opinion explaining when a judge may accept campaign contributions from a political action committee when the contribution includes funds from another political action committee organized and funded by court employees. -
January 28, 2021
California Supreme Court Expands Law License Pathway for Prior Examinees
Thousands more law school graduates with qualifying prior bar exam scores will be able to work as fully licensed attorneys after completing supervised practice hours.