We have created this shortcut page at the suggestion of our Benchguide Planning Committee. It provides direct links to the publications and online courses published for judges by the Publications and Resources Unit of the Education Division/CJER. Bookmark this page so you can return whenever you need a new or revised publication or want to take an online course. We hope you find it to be a convenient resource. You may also go to Serranus for the many additional resources available there such as the By Judges For Judges site and links to the CJER/CEB-published books and for a more complete description of the publications linked here.

BENCHGUIDES

GENERAL JUDICIAL MATTERS

• 2Disqualification of Judge
• 3Courtroom Control: Contempt and Sanctions

CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

• 20Injunctions Prohibiting Civil Harassment or Workplace Violence
• 31Landlord-Tenant Litigation: Unlawful Detainer
• 34Small Claims Court

SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS

• 120LPS Proceedings
• 130Adoptions

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

• 52Misdemeanor Arraignment
• 54Right to Counsel Issues
• 55Bail and OR Release
• 58Motions To Suppress and Related Motions: Checklists
• 62 Deferred Entry of Judgment/Diversion
• 63 Competence To Stand Trial
• 74Sentencing Guidelines for Common Misdemeanors and Infractions
• 75Misdemeanor Sentencing
• 81DUI Proceedings
• 83Restitution
• 84Probation Revocation
• 91Felony Arraignment and Pleas
• 92Preliminary Hearings
• 98Death Penalty Benchguide: Pretrial and Guilt Phase
• 99Death Penalty Benchguide: Penalty Phase and Posttrial

FAMILY PROCEEDINGS

• 200Custody and Visitation
• 201Child and Spousal Support
• 202Property Characterization and Division
• 203AB 1058 Child Support Proceedings: Establishing Support
• 204AB 1058 Child Support Proceedings: Enforcing Support

JUVENILE PROCEEDINGS

Juvenile Dependency Proceedings

• 100Initial or Detention Hearing
• 101 Jurisdiction Hearing
• 102Disposition Hearing
• 103Review Hearings
• 104Selection and Implementation Hearing

Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings

• 116Initial or Detention Hearing
• 117Fitness Hearing
• 118Jurisdiction Hearing
• 119Disposition Hearing

PROBATE AND CONSERVATORSHIP

• 300Conservatorship: Appointment and Powers of Conservator
• 301Conservatorship Proceedings
• 302Probate Administration

TRAFFIC

• 82Traffic Court Proceedings

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE GUIDES

• California Protective Orders
• Firearms and Full Faith and Credit
• Immigration and Domestic Violence
• Stalking
• Emergency Protective Order (EPO) Quick Reference Guide

ONLINE COURSES

Civil

• ADA in State Court (2 hrs)
• California Unlawful Detainer Proceedings (1.5 hrs), a QStream course
• Civil Trial Evidence: I Object! (1 hr), a QStream course
• Communicating With Self-Represented Litigants (1 hr)
• Courtroom Control (2 hrs)
• How to Run a Busy Calendar (1 hr)
• Is It Hearsay? (1 hrs)
• Jury Challenges (1 hr)
• Punitive Damages (1 hr)
• Relevance and Its Limits (1hr)
• Self-Represented Litigants: Special Challenges (1 hr)
• Small Claims Court: Procedures and Practices (2 hrs)
• Small Claims Court: Consumer and Substantive Laws (3 hrs)
• Trial Evidence: Handling Common Objections (1 hr)
• Unlawful Detainer (3 hrs)
• You Be The Judge—Hearsay and Its Exceptions (1 hr)

Criminal

• Arraignments Primer (1.5 hrs)
• Bail and Own-Recognizance Release Procedures Primer (2 hrs)
• Common Pretrial Motions in a Criminal Calendar Primer (1 hr)
• Communicating With Self-Represented Litigants (1 hr)
• Courtroom Control (2 hrs)
• Criminal Discovery Motions Primer (1 hr)
• How to Run a Busy Calendar (1 hr)
• Is It Hearsay? (1 hr)
• Jury Challenges (1 hr)
• Preliminary Hearing (Px) Primer (3 hrs)
• Proposition 36 (2 hrs)
• Relevance and Its Limits (1hr)
• Self-Represented Litigants: Special Challenges (1 hr)
• Traffic Cases (3 hrs)
• Trial Evidence: Handling Common Objections (1 hr)
• You Be The Judge–Hearsay and Its Exceptions (1 hr)

Domestic Violence

• Communicating With Self-Represented Litigants (1 hr)
• Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (2 hrs)
• Restraining Orders Against Harassment, Abuse, or Violence (2 hrs)
• Self-Represented Litigants: Special Challenges (1 hr)

Family

• Calendar Management in Family Court (1.5 hrs)
• Communicating With Self-Represented Litigants (1 hr)
• Custody and Visitation (2 hrs)
• Custody & Visitation Primer for Judges and Other Bench Officers in California (1.5 hrs), a QStream course
• Determining Income (1 hr)
• Child and Spousal Support (2 hrs)
• Characterizing Property (1.5 hrs)
• Dividing Property (2 hrs)
• How to Run a Busy Calendar (1 hr)
• ICWA Inquiry and Notice (4 hrs)
• Self-Represented Litigants: Special Challenges (1 hr)

Judicial Ethics

• Communicating With Self-Represented Litigants (1 hr)
• Courtroom Control (2 hrs)
• Judicial Ethics for Temporary Judges (3 hrs)
• Real World Judicial Ethics I (online course) (1 hr)
• Real World Judicial Ethics II: War Stories (online course) (1 hr)
• Real World Judicial Ethics III: A Day in the Life (online course) (1 hr)
• Self-Represented Litigants: Special Challenges (1 hr)

Juvenile

• How to Run a Busy Calendar (1 hr)
• ICWA Inquiry and Notice (4 hrs)
• Juvenile Dependency Hearings (3.5 hrs)
• Juvenile Delinquency Hearings (3.5 hrs)

MULTIMEDIA (Serranus logon required)

Audio / Video Recordings
Online video and audio recordings of educational events and presentations provide a convenient way to keep up with developments in the law and current topics in courtroom administration.

Interactive Judicial Articles
Interactive Judicial Articles are self-paced articles and quizzes and are posted here with the permission of the Daily Journal Corporation. Read a short article and take the online quiz to earn self-study education credits.

Last Update: January 3, 2012