Recent News

Early May Oral Argument Calendar Announced (Apr 4, 2013)
The Supreme Court has placed six cases on its calendar for hearing on May 7, six for hearing on May 8, and two for hearing on May 9 at its courtroom in the Ronald M. George State Office Complex, Earl Warren Building, 350 McAllister Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco.

April Oral Argument Calendar Announced (Mar 20, 2013) 
The Supreme Court has placed six cases on its calendar for hearing on April 3 and five for hearing on April 4 at its courtroom in the Ronald Reagan State Office Building, 300 South Spring Street, Third Floor, North Tower, Los Angeles.

Seeking Applicants for State Bar Board of Trustees (Mar 8, 2013)
The California Supreme Court’s State Bar Trustees Nominating Committee is seeking qualified applicants for the court’s two appointments to the State Bar Board of Trustees in 2013. The deadline to apply is March 29, 2013. Application Form and instructions.

Students to Attend March Oral Arguments (Mar 1, 2013)
As part of the court’s ongoing outreach efforts, students from Campolindo High School in Moraga, Head-Royce School in Oakland, and Fresno City College, as well as law interns from the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, will each be attending portions of the court’s oral arguments on Tuesday, March 5 and Wednesday, March 6.

March Oral Argument Calendar Announced (Feb 11, 2013) 
The Supreme Court has placed five cases on its calendar for hearing on March 5 and two for hearing of March 6 at its courtroom in the Ronald M. George State Office Complex, Earl Warren Building, 350 McAllister Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco.

Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions Appointments (Jan 30, 2013)
The California Supreme Court appointed three new members and reappointed two current members to the Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions, an independent committee appointed by the court to help inform the judiciary and the public concerning judicial ethics topics.

Outreach Program to welcome students to February 6 oral arguments (Jan 24, 2013)
As part of the California Supreme Court’s ongoing outreach and education efforts, the court will welcome more than 100 students and teachers from Sacramento’s C.K. McClatchy High School to hear the two morning cases on the court’s February 6, 2013 oral argument calendar in San Francisco.

Supreme Court Adopts Revisions to Code of Judicial Ethics (Nov 14, 2012)
The Supreme Court has adopted amendments to the Code of Judicial Ethics concerning such topics as disclosure of campaign contributions and loans in judicial elections, conduct by judicial candidates, ex parte communications, conducting settlement conferences, and grounds for disqualification of judges.

Beth Jay, Chief Justice’s Principal Attorney, set to retire (Nov 16, 2012)
Beth Jay, who has significantly influenced the administration of justice of California while serving as the Principal Attorney to three Chief Justices of California over more than 25 years will retire at the end of the year. She has been a leading voice in the evolution of Supreme Court and judicial branch issues.

Supreme Court Orders Compliance with Preliminary Injunction in Campaign Contributions Case (Nov 4, 2012)
Acting on a petition filed late Friday, November 2, the California Supreme Court on Sunday, November 4, unanimously ordered Americans for Responsible Leadership, an Arizona nonprofit corporation, that recently made a sizable campaign contribution to a California political action committee, to comply with a trial court order directing the nonprofit corporation to provide information to the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) pending the nonprofit corporation’s appeal of the trial court order. (Fair Political Practices Commission v. Americans for Responsible Leadership, S206407.)

Annual Report on Workload Statistics (Oct 4, 2012)
The California Supreme Court's Annual Workload Statistics for Sept 1, 2011—Aug 31, 2012 is now available. The report contains details about the number of opinions filed and overall filings and dispositions. (Note: the figures contained in this report are not the same as those contained in the statistics report for the entire branch which are based on the fiscal year.)

Special Session Held at UC Davis School of Law on Oct 3 (Sep 27, 2012)
The Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom at the University of California at Davis School of Law was filled to capacity on Oct 3 for the Supreme Court of California's special oral argument session. The session is available for viewing on The California Channel. Case summaries and related information are available here.

California Supreme Court hires new clerk/administrator (June 4, 2012)
Frank McGuire is currently the managing attorney for the administrative presiding justice of the First District Court of Appeal and has spent more than 20 years working in the appellate courts.

Supreme Court posts briefs in Garcia on Admission (May 16, 2012)
This case concerns whether an undocumented immigrant who has graduated from law school and passed the California bar examination may be admitted to the California Bar or whether such admission is precluded by any federal statute or for any other reason.

Supreme Court Seeks Applicants for State Bar Board of Trustees (Apr 24, 2012)
The Supreme Court is seeking applicants for court’s first-ever appointment to State Bar Board of Trustees, which oversees the State Bar of California. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2012.

Frederick Ohlrich to Retire as Clerk/Administrator of Supreme Court (Mar 26, 2012)
After a 47-year career in the state justice system, Mr. Frederick Ohlrich will retire as Clerk/Administrator of the California Supreme Court.