Bench-Bar Coalition
Judicial Branch Legislative and Budget Priorities
Use the links below to learn more about the legislative priorities identified by the Judicial Council in the coming year. For additional information, see Media and Publications Resources.
Overview of Current Judicial Branch Legislative Priorities
Budget
Funding California Courts: Share key messages with decisionmakers about the need to invest in the judicial branch budget.
Judicial Branch Budget Impact Snapshots by County
Designed to inform the public, stakeholders and decisionmakers about the court-specific impacts of budget reductions on the public and legal practitioners. These easy-to-read documents were developed from information supplied by each court.
View all 58 County Snapshots in a single combined PDF
Trial Court Facilities
Improving Public Access and Safety in Courthouses - Completing What We Started
- Fact Sheet: Costs of Delay: Judicial Branch Court Construction Program (Senate Bill 1407)
- The Office of Court Construction Management (OCCM) manages new construction, renovations, maintenance, and real estate for trial and appellate courts throughout the state.
- The Facilities Web page offers information regarding courthouse projects, facilities news, and reports and resources about legislation, facilities planning, and policy, among other topics.
New Judgeships and SJO Conversions
Judgeships: Recommendations on California's Growing Population and Court Workload
- Fact Sheet: New Judgeships (December 2018)
- Judicial Workload Assessment (March 2017)