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- Stanislaus employs a high-tech system that tracks missing files even when they leave the building.
- San Joaquin interacts with inmates to reduce recidivism in the “Beyond Incarceration” program.
- Judges and staff in Merced help to bring down a 30-year old “temporary” courtroom trailer.
- Marin goes back to answering phones with real live people on the line.
- Orange creates a courtroom clerk training academy.
- The JusticeCorps, started in L.A., expands to San Diego and the Bay Area, training college students for service in self help centers.
- Also hear from newsmakers in Monterey, Nevada, Sacramento, San Bernardino, and Sonoma.
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- Imperial reaches across the international border to a Baja university for bilingual law interns.
- All 8 San Joaquin Valley courts join together to share resources and expertise to help self represented litigants.
- Fresno turns a holiday into a day-long educational marathon.
- The Probate Conservatorship Task Force suggests 85 ways to improve protection of conservatees.
- Alameda educates listeners on Spanish radio.
- The 4th Appellate District, Div. 3 starts construction in Santa Ana.
- Also hear from newsmakers in Contra Costa, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Bernardino, and Sonoma.
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- Imperial forges effective new cross-border alliances to serve its unique bi-national community.
- Fresno renovates an old social hall into 5 new courtrooms.
- Santa Clara creates an "Anatomy of a Criminal Jury Trial" to educate journalists.
- The Fifth District Court of Appeal dedicates a brand new court building in downtown Fresno.
- Hundreds gather at the statewide biennial Bench Bar conference in Anaheim to learn, network and plan for the future.
- Contra Costa CEO Ken Torre honored with a Distinguished Service Award.
- Also hear from newsmakers in Alameda, Sacramento, San Francisco and Solano.
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- San Luis Obispo shows off the new courthouse under construction in Paso Robles.
- Details on what the courts can expect in the budget this fiscal year.
- San Joaquin educates high school students in an intense summer leadership academy.
- 36 courts invest millions of dollars in new and upgraded entrance screening stations.
- San Diego honors homeless veterans with a special calendar on a racquetball court at a Stand Down.
- The Civics Institute for Teachers goes statewide to integrate civics instruction into the year-round curriculum.
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- Riverside welcomes a strike team of judges to help ease a backlog of criminal cases.
- Flooding in Oakland shuts down a justice center.
- Judge Suzanne Kingsbury shows her burned out neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe.
- Fresno gears up training to support additional judges.
- San Mateo surveys court users and employees.
- Marin clears out hundreds of unresolved divorce cases.
- The California Court Case Management System launches its capstone component.
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- El Dorado weathers the devastating fire in South Lake Tahoe.
- Plumas and Sierra get the OK to build a shared courthouse.
- Merced officially opens its brand new court building.
- Riverside cuts the ribbon on its 1933 building renovation.
- Monterey, San Mateo and Santa Clara graduate their first class in a judicial administration certificate program.
- Contra Costa shares the secrets of success for “Art in the Courthouse.”
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- Fresno breaks ground on the next phase of the Juvenile Justice Campus.
- The Court of Appeal, 5th Appellate District, puts the finishing touches on the new building in Fresno.
- Budget Update—How does the Governor's “May Revise” affect the courts?
- Supreme Court televises sentencing cases.
- Del Norte and Trinity create Access to Visitation coalitions that work on a shoestring.
- “Courts Illustrated” video debuts for Jury Assembly Rooms
- Statewide Pro Per Conference in San Francisco.
- Judicial Administration Graduate Programs begin registration for fall classes.
- Alameda hosts 600 students from 34 counties in the Mock Trial State Finals.
- Training Coordinators’ Conference
- Stanislaus Law Day
- Imperial Law Day
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- Sharon Majors-Lewis, the Governor’s new Judicial Appointments Secretary, offers her views on the current process.
- AOC staffers are training in the trial courts to get real-world experience, with Marin a frequent host.
- Los Angeles creates a family-friendly environment for custody and visitation, using grant funds.
- Courts and communities explore partnerships as a means to helping the homeless.
- 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.
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- Hundreds pack a State Capitol auditorium for the “Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care” hearing.
- Preview the construction as Merced gets ready to move into the brand new courthouse.
- A transfer agreement for Placer’s historic courthouse caps 3 years of negotiations.
- Santa Clara adds more customer service with the reopening of Traffic Night Court in San Jose.
- Service dogs learn their jobs in the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, in San Diego.
- Riverside sponsors a staff development faire for court careers and promotions.
- Also hear from newsmakers in Alameda, Fresno, Inyo, Nevada, Plumas, Stanislaus, Yolo, and Yuba.
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- New Judgeships: Which courts made the list for new judgeships? And how is that allocation determined? Researchers reveal their methods.
- Diversity on the Bench: Los Angeles presents a high-powered panel of experts to offer insight into the appointments process.
- Helping the Homeless: Alameda celebrates success in their community “Homeless and Caring Court.”
- Reaching a Mass Audience: San Mateo and Santa Clara go on the air with a radio call-in program to educate the public about family law.
- Anti-Meth Campaign: Santa Cruz creates a TV public service announcement to discourage drug use.
- Calling on the Capitol: Riverside joins other courts for a “Day in Sacramento” to educate lawmakers about judicial branch needs.
- Catering to Grandparents: Butte, Glenn and Tehama are focusing special help on grandparents seeking guardianship.
- Also hear from newsmakers in Mendocino, San Diego, Santa Clara, and Solano.
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- Details on Governor Schwarzenegger’s budget proposals including 100 new judgeships and $20 million for new court facilities.
- Sacramento, Placer, San Joaquin and Stanislaus create an entertaining interactive on-line staff training program for improving customer service.
- Orange finds the key to reducing repeat offenses in DUI Court.
- San Diego’s Downtown Community Court employs restorative justice to crack down on nuisance crimes, improve the neighborhood, and lighten the court’s work load.
- Riverside hosts a “Family Law Settlement Conference Faire” that vacated 100 trials in 4 days.
- And hear from newsmakers in Alameda, Butte, El Dorado, Glenn, Merced, Plumas, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, and Tehama Counties.
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