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Monday, July 25, 2016

Judges, Court Administrators Responsible for Santa Clara County Probate Court Controversy Remain Unaccountable After Four Years

Santa Clara judge reconsiders his early ruling on a trustee excessive fee case:
California 6th District Court of Appeal Justice Conrad L. Rushing, Justice Eugene M. Premo, Justice Franklin D. Elia, Justice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, Justice Nathan D. Mihara, Justice Miguel Marquez, Justice Adrienne M. Grover Sixth District Court of Appeal California – Justice Miguel M. Marquez - Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Mary Ann Grilli, Judge Vincent J. Chiarello, Judge L. Michael Clark, Judge Franklin E. Bondonno, Judge Socrates Peter Manoukian, Judge Beth A. R. McGowen, Judge Rise Jones Pichon, Judge Mark E. Pierce, Judge Erica R. Yew, Judge James E. Towery, Judge Patricia M. Lucas, Santa Clara County David Yamasaki Court Executive Officer Rebecca J. Fleming
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Judicial Council Advisory Bodies

To provide leadership for advancing the consistent, impartial, independent, and accessible administration of justice, the Judicial Council must be aware of the issues and concerns confronting the judiciary, as well as appropriate solutions and responses. The council carries out this mission primarily through the work of its internal committees, advisory committees, and task forces. See below for more information about each of the groups.

For meetings subject to California Rules of Court 10.75, notices and agendas will be posted five business days before the meeting and materials for an open meeting will be posted three business days before the meeting.


Internal Committees

  • Executive & Planning Committee
  • Judicial Council Technology Committee
  • Litigation Management Committee
  • Policy Coordination and Liaison Committee
  • Rules and Projects Committee

Advisory Committees

Refer to Rule 10.34 Duties and responsibilities of advisory committees.

  • Administrative Presiding Justices Advisory Committee
  • Advisory Committee on Financial Accountability and Efficiency for the Judicial Branch
  • Advisory Committee on Providing Access & Fairness
  • Appellate Advisory Committee
  • Civil and Small Claims Advisory Committee
  • Civil Jury Instructions Advisory Committee
  • Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee
  • Court Executives Advisory Committee
  • Court Facilities Advisory Committee
  • Court Interpreters Advisory Panel
  • Court Security Advisory Committee
  • Court Technology Advisory Committee
  • Criminal Jury Instructions Advisory Committee
  • Criminal Law Advisory Committee
  • Family and Juvenile Law Advisory Committee
  • Governing Committee of Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER)
  • Judicial Branch Workers’ Compensation Program Advisory Committee
  • Probate and Mental Health Advisory Committee
  • Shriver Civil Counsel Act Implementation Committee
  • Traffic Advisory Committee
  • Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
  • Trial Court Facility Modification Advisory Committee
  • Trial Court Presiding Judges Advisory Committee
  • Tribal Court-State Court Forum
  • Workload Assessment Advisory Committee

Task Forces and Other Advisory/Working Groups

Refer to Rule 10.70. Task forces and other advisory bodies.

  • Court-Ordered Debt Task Force
  • Language Access Plan Implementation Task Force
  • Mental Health Issues Implementation Task Force


Advisory Group Archive

Judicial Council working groups and task forces "sunset" after their final recommendations are presented to the council. The service of the following groups has expired; they are listed here for reference.
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Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care

Provides leadership and recommendations to improve the ability of California's state and local agencies, and the courts to help children grow up in safe, nurturing, and permanent homes through the application of reasonable efforts to prevent removal and achieve permanency; increased collaboration among courts and their partnering agencies; court reform to ensure timely hearings and fair treatment; and prioritization of children and families in the child welfare system in the allocation and administration of resources and funding.

Blue Ribbon Commission Members

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Commission for Impartial Courts

The Commission for Impartial Courts was formed in September 2007. In December 2009, the Commission presented its final report to the Judicial Council of actions it should take in order to safeguard the quality, impartiality, and accountability of the California judiciary for the benefit of all its citizens.

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Domestic Violence Practice and Procedure Task Force

Makes recommendations to the Judicial Council on improving the administration of justice in domestic violence cases in the California trial courts.

Membership list

Audiocasts, meeting materials, and transcripts from Public Hearings in Los Angeles and San Francisco on March 14 and March 21, 2007

Final Report of The Domestic Violence Practice And Procedure Task Force

  1. Judicial Council Report Summary
  2. Judicial Council Report
  3. Recommended Guidelines and Practices for Improving the Administration of Justice in Domestic Violence Cases

Elkins Family Law Task Force and Implementation Task Force

The Task Force was charged with proposing measures to improve efficiency and fairness in family law proceedings and ensure access to justice for all family law litigants.

Elkins Family Law Implementation Task Force Fact Sheet
Membership list

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Joint Working Group for California’s Language Access Plan

The Joint Working Group for California’s Language Access Plan developed a comprehensive, statewide, language access plan (LAP) for the judiciary to be able to expand meaningful access for limited-English-proficient court users.

Established: June 2013
Sunset: January 2015

Self-Represented Litigants Task Force

Determines the best ways to assist the growing number of Californians who need legal services but cannot afford an attorney. The task force coordinates the statewide response of the bench and bar to the needs of self-represented, or pro per, parties and helps share information about model pro per programs; implements a statewide action plan for serving self-represented litigants; develops resources for services for self-represented litigants, particularly activities in the statewide action plan that require significant funding; and makes recommendations to the Judicial Council, the State Bar, and other appropriate institutions about additional measures that should be considered to improve court services for self-represented parties.

Task force roster
Guidelines for Self-Help Centers

Task Force on Trial Court Fiscal Accountability

The Task Force on Trial Court Fiscal Accountability will focus on implementing specified recommendations of the Trial Court Funding Workgroup and Trial Court Budget Working Group Funding Methodology Subcommittee as directed by the Judicial Council on April 26, 2013. The recommendations of these two bodies were designed to bring greater equity to California trial court funding and help ensure the delivery of quality justice, and equal access to justice statewide.

Task Force Roster
Task Force Charge

Technology Planning Task Force

Purpose: This task force is charged with addressing and making recommendations on the governance, strategy, and financial support for judicial branch technology. They work in partnership with the courts and with input from branch stakeholders.

Date Established: Feb 2013
Date Sunset: August 22, 2014


What the Judicial Council Does

The Judicial Council is the policymaking body of the California courts, the largest court system in the nation. Under the leadership of the Chief Justice and in accordance with the California Constitution, the council is responsible for ensuring the consistent, independent, impartial, and accessible administration of justice. Judicial Council staff implements the council’s policies.

Judicial Council Members

Council members are volunteers and do not receive additional compensation for their service. Most members are appointed by the Chief Justice, who serves as Chair of the Council, or by the State Bar Board of Trustees. Legislative representatives and advisory members also serve. Most members serve three year terms and each year about a third of the membership rotates off and a new group is sworn in. See Judicial Council Governance Policies for details about membership.

Chair

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye
Chief Justice of California


Supreme Court

Hon. Ming W. Chin
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court


Courts of Appeal

Hon. Judith Ashmann-Gerst
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal
Second Appellate District, Division Two
Los Angeles

Hon. Harry E. Hull, Jr.
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal
Third Appellate District
Sacramento

Legislature

Hon. Richard Bloom
Member of the California State Assembly

Hon. Hannah-Beth Jackson
Member of the California State Senate


State Bar

Mr. Mark Bonino
Attorney at Law

Mr. James P. Fox
Attorney at Law

Ms. Donna D'Angelo Melby
Attorney at Law

Ms. Debra Elaine Pole
Attorney at Law


Advisory Members

Hon. Daniel J. Buckley
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Los Angeles

Mr. Richard D. Feldstein
Court Executive Officer
Superior Court of California,
County of Napa

Hon. David E. Gunn
Commissioner of the Superior Court of California,
County of Butte

Hon. James E. Herman
Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Santa Barbara

Hon. Morris D. Jacobson
Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Alameda

Hon. Brian L. McCabe
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Merced

Mr. Frank A. McGuire
Court Administrator and Clerk
Supreme Court of California

Hon. Marsha G. Slough
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Bernardino

Hon. Kenneth K. So
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Diego

Ms. Mary Beth Todd
Court Executive Officer
Superior Court of California,
County of Sutter

Hon. Charles D. Wachob
Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Placer

Hon. Joan P. Weber
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Diego



Secretary

Martin Hoshino
Administrative Director

Trial Courts

Hon. Marla O. Anderson
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Monterey

Hon. Brian J. Back
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Ventura

Hon. James R. Brandlin
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Los Angeles

Hon. David De Alba
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Sacramento

Hon. Emilie H. Elias
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Los Angeles

Hon. Gary Nadler
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Sonoma

Hon. David Rosenberg
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of Yolo

Hon. David M. Rubin
Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Diego

Hon. Dean T. Stout
Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California, County of Inyo

Hon. Martin J. Tangeman
Assistant Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Luis Obispo

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