Tuesday | May 8, 2007
9:00–9:30 a.m.
9:30–10:00 a.m.
12:15–12:45 p.m.
12:45–1:15 p.m.

Highlights in this edition:

• Choosing Judges: Sharon Majors-Lewis, the Governor's new Judicial Appointments Secretary, offers her views on the current process.
• Working in the Field: AOC staffers are training in the trial courts to get real-world experience, with Marin a frequent host.
• Access to Visitation: Los Angeles creates a family-friendly environment for custody and visitation, using grant funds.
• Wrestling with Homelessness: Courts and communities explore partnerships as a means to helping the homeless.
• Trying the Grinch: Santa Clara takes a novel approach to "Take Your Children to Work Day" - on a Saturday.
• Also hear from newsmakers in Butte, Glenn, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, Monterey, Napa, Riverside, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Tulare, and Ventura.

TravelCam Note:

We want to send the CCN TravelCam to YOUR court, if you have a story to tell. It's easy, it's fun, and it brings deserved attention to your court. Just call Leanne Kozak at (916) 263–2838, or email her at Leanne.Kozak@jud.ca.gov.

For more information:

• AOC Staff Experience in the Trial Courts Program:
  
  Althea Lowe-Thomas
  Assistant Director
  Bay Area Northern/Coastal Regional Office, AOC
  415-865-4987
  althea.lowe@jud.ca.gov

  Florence Prushan
  Southern Regional Office, AOC
  818-558-3021

• Kleps Awards:
  http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/programs/innovations/




• Briefs:

  • "How to Become a Judge" Seminar:
    Judge John Pacheco
    Superior Court of San Bernardino County
    909-387-3922, jpacheco@courts.sbcounty.gov
    
    
  • Community college and post B.A. courses:
    Martha Kilbourn
    AOC Education Division/CJER
    415-865-7825
    martha.kilbourn@jud.ca.gov
    
    
  • Probate Conservatorship questions and answers:
    PCBI@jud.ca.gov
    
    
  • Teen Court grants:
    Patrick Danna
    AOC Collaborative Justice Program
    415-865-7992
    patrick.danna@jud.ca.gov

• California Courts Review Magazine
  On line: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/reference/ccr.htm
  To request a hard copy:
  PubInfo hotline: (800) 900–5980 or pubinfo@jud.ca.gov
  
  
• Court News Update: http://serranus.courtinfo.ca.gov/cnu/
  (Serranus login required )
  
  
• CCN story suggestions/comments: Leanne.Kozak@jud.ca.gov

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.