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| | | CLOSED SESSION (RULE 10.6(b))—PLANNING, PERSONNEL, AND DISCUSSION PROTECTED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE |
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| | | Session: 8:30–9:00 a.m. |
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| | | OPEN SESSION (RULE 10.6(a))—MEETING AGENDA |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Open Session Begins: 9:15 a.m. |
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| | | Call to Order |
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| | | Swearing in of New Judicial Council Members |
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| | | The Chief Justice will administer the oath of office to newly appointed council members. |
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| | | Public Comment |
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| | | The Judicial Council welcomes public comment on general matters of judicial administration or specific agenda items. 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, visit the Attendance and Public Comment Procedures webpage. |
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| | | Submit advance requests to speak and written comments for this meeting by 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, by email to: |
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| | | judicialcouncil@jud.ca.gov |
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| | | Chief Justice’s Report |
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| | | Administrative Director’s Report |
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26-004
| | Information Only (no action required) | Administrative Director’s Report |
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| | | CONSENT AGENDA |
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| | | 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. |
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26-009
| | Minutes | Minutes of July 17, 2026, Judicial Council Meeting |
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26-035
| | Other Proposal | Equal Access Fund | Distribution of Funds for CARE Act Legal Representation (Action Required) |
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26-034
| | Other Proposal | Equal Access Fund | Distribution of Funds for IOLTA-Formula Grants and Partnership Grants (Action Required) |
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26-036
| | Other Proposal | Equal Access Fund | Distribution of Funds to the California Access to Justice Commission (Action Required) |
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26-098
| | Other Proposal | Jury Instructions | Criminal Jury Instructions (2026 Supplement) (Action Required) |
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26-167
| | Other Proposal | Juvenile Law | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Funding Allocation for California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
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26-128
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Clarify Rule Requiring Notice of Failure to Procure the Record (Action Required) |
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26-129
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Extension-of-Time Order in Limited Civil, Misdemeanor, and Infraction Appeals
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26-113
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Record Designation Rules and Forms (Action Required) |
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26-114
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Record in Felony Appeals (Action Required) |
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26-115
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Appellate Procedure: Required Use of Appendixes in Civil Appeals (Action Required) |
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26-118
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | CEQA Actions: Implementation of
Senate Bill 676 (Action Required) |
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26-126
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Amendment of Court-Ordered Mediation Rule (Action Required) |
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26-127
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Amendment of Mandatory Settlement Conferences Rule (Action Required) |
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26-130
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Revisions to Military Forms (Action Required) |
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26-132
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Rules and Forms to Implement Changes in Law Regarding Civil Summons
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26-137
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Civil Practice and Procedure: Statement of Decision Rules and Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 515
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26-043
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Criminal Law: Pretrial Release or Detention (Action Required) |
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26-044
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Criminal Law: Revisions to the Order for Dismissal for Military Personnel (Action Required) |
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26-142
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Criminal Procedure: Revisions to Felony Sentencing Rules (Action Required) |
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26-147
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Family Law: Adoption Order (Action Required) |
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26-139
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Family Law: Certification, Review, and Use of Computer Software to Assist in Determining Support
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26-140
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Family Law: Domestic Violence Training Standards for Court-Appointed Child Custody Investigators and Evaluators (Action Required) |
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26-148
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Family Law: Financial Disclosure Forms (Action Required) |
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26-141
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Family Law: Revisions to Summons Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 1297 and Enhance Consistency
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26-149
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Family Law: Rules and Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 747 and Senate Bill 85 (Action Required) |
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26-136
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Dependency: Guidelines for Counsel Collections Program (Action Required) |
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26-151
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Implementation of Assembly Bill 383 Regarding Firearms Relinquishment (Action Required) |
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26-144
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Incarcerated Parents and Nonminor Dependents (Action Required) |
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26-045
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Physical Transfer of a Party in Custody (Action Required) |
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26-165
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Probation Time Limits
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26-160
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Record Sealing Forms
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26-164
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Transfer of Nonminor Dependents (Action Required) |
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26-150
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Juvenile Law: Updating Access Rules for Juvenile Case Files Under Senate Bill 413 (Action Required) |
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26-138
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Miscellaneous Technical Changes
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26-134
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Probate Conservatorship: Duties of Conservator and Acknowledgment of Receipt (Action Required) |
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26-156
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Probate Conservatorship: Revisions to Petitions, Orders, and Letters (Action Required) |
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26-135
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Probate Guardianship: Appointment of Unavailable Parent and Nominee as Joint Guardians of the Person (Action Required) |
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26-155
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Probate Law and Procedure: Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 747 (Action Required) |
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26-152
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Protective Orders: Changes to Forms DV-300-INFO and DV-310 (Action Required) |
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26-120
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Protective Orders: Gun Violence Restraining Order Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 2917 (Action Required) |
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26-119
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Protective Orders: Rules and Forms to Implement Assembly Bill 561 (Action Required) |
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26-131
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Revisions to Fee Waiver Rules and Forms (Action Required) |
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26-159
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Traffic: Trial by Written Declaration Forms (Action Required) |
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26-133
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Rules and Forms | Unlawful Detainer: Form Revisions to Implement Assembly Bills 246, 747, and 863 (Action Required) |
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26-143
| | Rule/Form Proposal | Trial Court Budget | Fiscal Year 2026-27 Involuntary Medication Order Funding Allocations (Action Required) |
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26-153
| | Other Proposal | Trial Court Budget | Workload Formula Adjustment Request Process Update (Action Required) |
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26-154
| | Budget Proposal | Trial Court Budget | Workload Formula Policy Base Funding Floor Adjustment Process (Action Required) |
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| | | DISCUSSION AGENDA |
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26-124
| | Other Proposal | Court Interpreters | American Sign Language Generalist Interpreter Pilot Program (Action Required) |
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26-145
| | Other Proposal | Court Interpreters | Changes to Certification Requirements (Action Required) |
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26-122
| | Other Proposal | Court Interpreters | Payment Policies for Independent Contractor Interpreters (Action Required) |
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| | | Break: 11:15 - 11:25 a.m. |
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26-157
| | Other Proposal | Judicial Workload Assessment | Judicial Workload Study Update (Action Required) |
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26-157
| | Other Proposal | Judicial Workload Assessment | Judicial Workload Study Update (Action Required) |
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26-158
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | 2026 Update of the Judicial Needs Assessment (Action Required) |
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26-053
| | Other Proposal | Juvenile Law | Court Adoption and Permanency Month
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| | | INFORMATION AGENDA (NO ACTION REQUIRED) |
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26-146
| | Judicial Council Update | Judicial Council Update | Trial Court Facility Modifications Report for Quarter 4 and Annual Summary for Fiscal Year 2025-26 |
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26-121
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | Annual Report on Contracts for the Trial Courts for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026 |
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26-161
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | California Community Corrections Performance Incentives Act of 2009 |
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26-125
| | Report to Legislature | Report to the Legislature | Report on State Trial Court Electronic Filing and Document Service Accessibility Compliance |
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| | | Judicial Council Internal Committee Reports |
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26-014
| | Information Only (no action required) | Written Reports |
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| | | Circulating Orders |
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26-116
| | Circulating Order | Circulating Orders since the last business meeting. |
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| | | Appointment Orders |
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26-117
| | Appointment Order | Appointment Orders since the last business meeting. |
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| | | Adjournment |
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