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Meeting Name: Judicial Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 12/12/2025 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: San Francisco
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Not available Meeting Extra3: Not available  
Meeting video: eComment: Not available  
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    CLOSED SESSION (RULE 10.6(b))—PLANNING, PERSONNEL, AND DISCUSSION PROTECTED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE Not available
    Session: 9:15–9:45 a.m. Not available
    OPEN SESSION (RULE 10.6(a))—MEETING AGENDA Not available
    A link to the live videostream will be available in the Meeting Information Center at the start of the open session. If the closed session adjourns late, the start time of the open session may be delayed. Not available
    Open Session Begins: 10:00 a.m. Not available
    Call to Order Video Video
    Public Comment Video Video
    The Judicial Council welcomes public comment on general matters of judicial administration. Written comments are encouraged in advance of the meeting for specific agenda items so council members can consider them prior to the council meeting. For more information about meeting attendance and public comment procedures, visit: Not available
    http://courts.ca.gov/28045.htm Not available
    Submit advance requests to speak and written comments for this meeting by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 11, by email to: Not available
    judicialcouncil@jud.ca.gov Not available
    Chief Justice’s Report Video Video
    Administrative Director’s Report Video Video
25-005  Information Only (no action required)Administrative Director’s Report Not available
    CONSENT AGENDA Video Video
    A council member may request an item be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Discussion Agenda. Please notify Josely Yangco-Fronda at 415-865-7626 at least 48 hours before the meeting. Not available
25-010  MinutesMinutes of October 24, 2025, Judicial Council Meeting Not available
25-182  Other ProposalAllocations and Reimbursements to Trial Courts | Fiscal Year 2025-26 Increased Transcript Rate Allocations (Action Required) Not available
25-158  Other ProposalJudicial Administration | Judicial Branch Contracting Manual (Action Required) Not available
25-126  Other ProposalJudicial Council Administration | Judicial Council Conflict of Interest Code (Action Required) Not available
25-036  Other ProposalJudicial Council-Sponsored Legislation | Alternative Methods for Family Courts to Give Notice of Child Custody Mediation (Action Required) Not available
25-187  Legislative ProposalJudicial Council-Sponsored Legislation | Collections-Related Statutes (Action Required) Not available
25-175  Rule/Form ProposalJury Instructions | Civil Jury Instructions (Release 48) (Action Required) Not available
25-178  Rule/Form ProposalRules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Judgment Debtor Address Verification and Calculation of Earnings Withholding Period (Action Required) Not available
25-190  Rule/Form ProposalRules and Forms | Family Law: Certification and Use of Computer Software Used to Assist in Determining Support (Action Required) Not available
25-043  Other ProposalTrial Court Budget | Fiscal Year 2024-25 Final Adjustments for Year-End Fund Balances (Action Required) Not available
    DISCUSSION AGENDA Not available
25-042  Other ProposalTrial Court Budget | Children’s Waiting Room Fund Balance Cap Adjustments (Action Required) Video Video
25-041  Other ProposalTrial Courts | Trial Court Trust Fund Funds Held on Behalf of the Trial Courts for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Action Required) Video Video
25-179  Other ProposalUniform Bail and Penalty Schedules | 2026 Edition for Traffic, Boating, Forestry, Fish and Game, Public Utilities, Parks and Recreation, Business Licensing (Action Required) Video Video
25-177  Other ProposalReport to the Legislature | California Court Interpreter Workforce Study (Action Required) Video Video
25-184  Legislative ProposalJudicial Council | 2026 Legislative Priorities (Action Required) Video Video
    INFORMATION AGENDA (NO ACTION REQUIRED) Not available
25-040  Other ProposalCourt Facilities | Lease-Revenue Bond Issuance, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 Not available
25-180  Judicial Council UpdateJudicial Council Update | Trial Court Screening Equipment Replacement for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Not available
25-183  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Preliminary Proposition 36 Court Data (December 2024 to June 2025) Not available
25-185  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Report on the Firearms Relinquishment Grant Program for 2024-25 Not available
25-161  Information Only (no action required)Trial Courts | Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Not available
    Judicial Council Internal Committee Reports Not available
25-186  Information Only (no action required)Written Reports Not available
    Appointment Orders Not available
25-174  Appointment OrderAppointment Orders since the last business meeting. Not available
    Adjournment Not available