
The Chief Justice is the leader of the state's third branch of government, the Judicial Branch.
The Judicial Council is responsible for improving the statewide administration of justice in the California courts, the largest court system in the nation.
The Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) is the staff agency of the Judicial Council, the policy-making body for the state court system.
The Judicial Council of California and the AOC are partnering with the trial courts in the development of extensive and unprecedented infrastructure initiatives to improve and support court operations.
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