Tuesday | April 12, 2005
9:00 - 9:30 a.m.
9:30 - 10:00 a.m.
12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
12:45 - 1:15 p.m.

In this edition:

• State of the Judiciary: Chief Justice calls for a facilities bond, new judgeships, uniform filing fees, and an improved judicial retirement system.

• Courthouse Violence: Courts re-evaluate security procedures in the wake of recent violence.

• Records Storage Solution: San Bernardino overcomes obstacles to keeping court records secure, accessible.

• Traumatic Cases: Courtroom clerks in Placer County help each other cope.

• Cell-Phone Cameras: Los Angeles, Santa Clara, and other superior courts make new policy.

Related Resources

• Court Security:
  serranus.courtinfo.ca.gov/

• The National Center for State Courts: www.ncsconline.org/What’sNew/TenPointPlan.htm

• Judicial Council Master Facilities Plan: serranus.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/ccm/

• Frequently asked questions about records management:
  serranus.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/courtrec/


• Seismic assessment studies:
  serranus.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/ccm/


• Court News Online: www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cno
  
• Trial Court Funding
  www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courtadmin/jc/documents/


• Judicial Council meeting agendas, materials, and archived audiocasts:
  www.courtinfo.ca.gov/courtadmin/jc/

Send questions or suggestions for California Courts News to ccn@jud.ca.gov, or call producers Ellen McCarthy (415-865-7447) or James Carroll (415-865-7451).

CCN, winner of the 2005 Communicator Award of Distinction and the State Information Officers Council Gold Award for Excellence in Government Communications, is the half-hour newsmagazine for California court professionals. CCN is produced by the Administrative Office of the Courts and is distributed via satellite to nearly 200 downlink sites on the second Tuesday of each month.