All of the Court Reporters employed by the Superior Court must have successfully completed a rigorous program of study and passed the California Certified Shorthand Reporter examination given by the state. Each judge has an assigned Superior Court Clerk who is responsible for completion of minutes, record keeping of evidence, administering oaths to witnesses, processing follow-up paperwork after hearings, and insuring the overall smooth operation of the courtroom. The Court employs Spanish interpreters and calls interpreters for all other languages on an as-needed basis. Interpreters are provided for criminal cases only. Responsible for the storage and safeguarding of evidence in all cases from the time criminal cases are bound over for trial to the conclusion of all cases, criminal and civil.
Unclaimed items are then disposed of according to statutes.
Family Court Services also offers Parent Education on a voluntary or Court-ordered basis. The IS department is also responsible for the selection, installation, maintenance and administration of the Court's computer networks, currently consisting of microcomputers, network servers and peripherals. The department manages data communication facilities to other Court locations, to the County of San Diego, and to other computing resources. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, new judges' orientation, judicial payroll, health insurance, retirement benefits elections, law books, publications and subscriptions, claims processing, judicial moves, and the requisitioning of supplies, equipment and furniture for judges. In addition, Judicial Services processes all travel requests for seminars, conferences and meetings.