Judicial Council of California

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The Judicial Council of California is the policymaking body of the California courts, responsible for setting statewide rules, standards, and administration for the state’s judicial system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
judicial council
alsoKnownAs Judicial Council of California
surface form: California Judicial Council
areaServed California court system
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch
chairperson Chief Justice of California
coordinatesWith California State Legislature
surface form: California Legislature

Governor of California
country United States of America
employerOf Administrative Director of the Courts
establishedBy California State Legislature
surface form: California Legislature
governs California Courts of Appeal
surface form: California Courts of Appeal (for administrative policy)

California Superior Courts
surface form: California trial courts

Supreme Court of California
surface form: Supreme Court of California (for administrative policy)
hasComponent Administrative Director of the Courts
Judicial Council staff
task forces and working groups
various advisory committees
headquartersLocation San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California
jurisdiction California, United States
surface form: State of California
language English
leaderTitle Chief Justice of California
legalBasis Constitution of California
surface form: California Constitution

California Government Code
officeLocation Sacramento
surface form: Sacramento, California
oversees Judicial Council of California staff agency
partOf Judicial Branch of California
produces California Rules of Court
Judicial administration standards
Official California court forms
purpose to ensure consistent, independent, impartial, and accessible administration of justice in California
responsibility adopting California Rules of Court
advising the California courts on policy and procedure
allocating certain state funding for trial courts
developing forms used in California courts
establishing judicial administration policy
improving the administration of justice in California
overseeing court technology policy
setting statewide rules of court
role administrative body for the California judicial system
policymaking body of the California courts
scope statewide
state California, United States
surface form: California
subjectArea court management
judicial administration
judicial policy
supervises trial court administrative practices
website https://www.courts.ca.gov/

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Traffic Division governingBody Judicial Council of California
subject surface form: Traffic Division (Santa Clara County Superior Court)
this entity surface form: Judicial Council of California (rules and procedures)
Criminal division governingBody Judicial Council of California
subject surface form: Criminal Division (Superior Court of California, County of Napa)