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Meeting Name: Judicial Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/20/2026 10:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: San Francisco
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    CLOSED SESSION (RULE 10.6(b))—PLANNING, PERSONNEL, AND DISCUSSION PROTECTED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE Not available
    OPEN SESSION (RULE 10.6(a))—MEETING AGENDA Not available
    Attendance Not available
    Council Members Not available
    Call to Order Video Video
    Public Comment Video Video
    Chief Justice’s Report Video Video
    Administrative Director’s Report Video Video
26-001  Information Only (no action required)Administrative Director’s Report Not available
    Judicial Council Internal Committee Presentations Not available
26-061  Other ProposalLegislation Committee Presentation Video Video
26-062  Information Only (no action required)Written Reports Not available
    CONSENT AGENDA Video Video
    Approval of the Consent Agenda Not available
26-006  MinutesMinutes of December 11-12, 2025, Judicial Council Meeting Not available
26-030  Other ProposalEqual Access Fund | Distribution of Funds for Equal Access Fund Program (Action Required) Not available
26-025  Other ProposalJury Instructions | Criminal Jury Instructions (2026 Edition) (Action Required) Not available
26-027  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Superior Court Lactation Rooms Funding and Expenditures (Action Required) Not available
26-019  Rule/Form ProposalRules and Forms | Criminal Law: Miscellaneous Technical Changes (Action Required) Not available
26-020  Rule/Form ProposalRules and Forms | Technical Form Revisions to Reflect Federal Poverty Guidelines (Action Required) Not available
    DISCUSSION AGENDA Not available
    Department of Finance Presentation (No Action Required. There are no materials for this item.) Video Video
26-054  Other ProposalJudicial Branch Technology | Second IT Modernization Funding Allocation, Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Action Required) Video Video
26-028  Other ProposalJudicial Branch Education | Fiscal Years 2026-28 Education Plan (Action Required) Video Video
26-023  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Use of Remote Technology in Civil and Criminal Actions by the Trial Courts (No Action Required.) Video Video
    Judicial Council of California 100th Anniversary Video (No Action Required. No Report.) Video Video
    INFORMATION AGENDA (NO ACTION REQUIRED) Not available
26-029  Other ProposalEqual Access Fund | Report to the Department of Finance Not available
26-031  Judicial Council UpdateJudicial Council Update | Trial Court Facility Modifications Report for Quarter 1 of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Not available
26-022  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Court Reporter Fees Collected and Expenditures for Court Reporter Services in Superior Court Civil Proceedings for 2024-25 Not available
26-057  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Disposition of Criminal Cases According to Race and Ethnicity of Defendant Not available
26-021  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Electronic Recording Equipment Not available
26-063  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Fiscal Year 2024-25 Court Facilities Trust Fund Expenditures Not available
26-018  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Receipts and Expenditures From Local Courthouse Construction Funds for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Not available
26-017  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Report on Statewide Collection of Court-Ordered Debt for Fiscal Year 2024-25 Not available
26-032  Other ProposalReport to the Legislature | Trial Court Operational Metrics: 2026 Report Not available
26-016  Report to LegislatureReport to the Legislature | Trial Court Trust Fund Revenue, Expenditure, and Fund Balance Constraints for FY 2024-25 Not available
26-026  Other ProposalTrial Courts | Public Notice of Court Closures or Reduced Clerk’s Office Hours Not available
26-024  Other ProposalTrial Courts | Quarterly Investment Report for First Quarter Fiscal Year 2025-26 Not available
    Appointment Orders Not available
26-064  Information Only (no action required)Appointment Orders since the last business meeting. Not available
    Adjournment Not available
    Respectfully submitted by Administrative Director Michelle Curran, Secretary to the Judicial Council, on April 24, 2026. Not available