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In the News
1st Amendment Cartoon Art Contest
Elementary, middle and high school students are invited to create cartoon art depicting first amendment freedoms. Deadline to submit entries is March 30, 2010.
Court Closures Continue
At its Jan. 21 meeting, the Judicial Council voted to continue statewide court closures for the remainder of the fiscal year. See Video (5:06 mins)
Court Case Management System
The California Court Case Management System (CCMS) is a statewide initiative to develop and deploy a unified case management system for all 58 superior courts). See Video (5:47mins)
Last Facility Transfers to State
This historic transfer completes a process set in motion by landmark legislation that envisioned a single, comprehensive infrastructure program for court facilities statewide as a final step in the unification of California’s trial courts.
