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CA Govt Code § 68553.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 3 - Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary|Section 68553.5.

68553.5.  To the extent resources are available, the Judicial Council shall provide education on mental health and developmental disability issues affecting juveniles in delinquency proceedings pursuant to Section 602 of the Welfare and Institutions Code to judicial officers and, as appropriate, to other public officers and entities that may be involved in the arrest, evaluation, prosecution, defense, disposition, and postdisposition or placement phases of delinquency proceedings. The education shall include, to the extent possible, using available resources, information on the early identification of mental illness or developmental disability in delinquency proceedings, on statutory and case law providing for the assessment or evaluation of minors with mental health problems or developmental disabilities, on specialized adjudication or disposition procedures, such as mental health courts, that may apply to these minors, and on appropriate programs, services, and placements for minors with mental health problems or developmental disabilities, including information on the benefits and detriments of placing minors with mental health problems or developmental disabilities in secure juvenile justice facilities, such as the Department of the Youth Authority.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 265, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Govt Code § 68554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 3 - Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary|Section 68554.

68554.  Notwithstanding subdivisions (f) and (g) of Section 1770, the Judicial Council may grant any judge a leave of absence for a period not to exceed one year for the purpose of permitting study which will benefit the administration of justice and the individual’s performance of judicial duties, upon a finding that the absence will not work to the detriment of the court. During a study leave, the judge shall receive no compensation, nor shall the period of absence count as service toward retirement, but the time of leave shall not toll the term of office.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1199, Sec. 4. Effective September 30, 1992.)
CA Govt Code § 68555 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 3 - Coordinated Educational Programs for the Judiciary|Section 68555.

68555.  The Judicial Council shall establish judicial training programs for individuals who perform duties in domestic violence matters, including, but not limited to, judges, referees, commissioners, mediators, and others as deemed appropriate by the Judicial Council. The training programs shall include a domestic violence session in any orientation session conducted for newly appointed or elected judges and an annual training session in domestic violence. The training programs shall include instruction in all aspects of domestic violence, including, but not limited to, the detriment to children of residing with a person who perpetrates domestic violence and that domestic violence can occur without a party seeking or obtaining a restraining order, without a substantiated child protective services finding, and without other documented evidence of abuse.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 941, Sec. 5. (AB 2044) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 68560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 4 - Court Interpreter Services|Section 68560.

68560.  The Legislature finds and declares that:(a) Resolution Chapter 179 of the Statutes of 1973 requested the Judicial Council of California to undertake a comprehensive survey of the language needs of California citizens and residents in relation to the judicial process.(b) The Judicial Council performed this undertaking with the aid and assistance of a special advisory committee appointed by the Chief Justice of California and significant work was done by a private consultant under contract to the Judicial Council.(c) During 1976 and 1977, the Judicial Council submitted to the Legislature a series of detailed reports identifying specific language needs of California citizens and residents, describing language services that had been provided by California’s justice system, indicating special problem areas in need of solution, and setting forth specific objectives to be achieved by providing adequate interpreter services to non-English-speaking citizens and residents in California. These reports resulted in adoption of this article by Chapter 158 of the Statutes of 1978.(d) In 1990 the Chief Justice of California appointed the Judicial Council Advisory Committee on Court Interpreters to propose actions to the Judicial Council to (1) improve the quality of interpreter services provided to courts, (2) increase the number of available, qualified court interpreters, and (3) provide non-English-speaking persons with increased access to the court system. At the request of the advisory committee, the Judicial Council proposed to the Legislature changes in this article to clarify the law, to create a program to certify court interpreters, and to coordinate programs for interpreter recruiting, training, testing, certification, and continuing education and evaluation.(e) The Legislature recognizes that the number of non-English-speaking persons in California is increasing, and recognizes the need to provide equal justice under the law to all California citizens and residents and to provide for their special needs in their relations with the judicial and administrative law system.(f) Competent interpreter services in the courts and judicial and administrative agencies should be provided through programs to recruit, train, test, certify, and evaluate interpreters. Continuing education and evaluation would also help ensure adequate interpreter services to the courts.(g) To plan, monitor, and coordinate interpreter services, reliable and uniform data are needed on the continuing use of and need for interpreters in the courts.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 770, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 68560.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 4 - Court Interpreter Services|Section 68560.5.

68560.5.  As used in this article:(a) “Court proceeding” means a civil, criminal, or juvenile proceeding, or a deposition in a civil case filed in a court of record.(b) “Interpreter” does not include an interpreter qualified under Section 754 of the Evidence Code to interpret for deaf or hard-of-hearing persons, or an interpreter qualified for administrative hearings or noncourt settings under Article 8 (commencing with Section 11435.05) of Chapter 4.5 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 852, Sec. 2. (SB 1155) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Govt Code § 68563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 4 - Court Interpreter Services|Section 68563.

68563.  The Judicial Council shall conduct a study of language and interpreter use and need in court proceedings, with commentary, and shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and to the Legislature not later than July 1, 1995, and every five years thereafter. The study shall serve as a basis for (1) determining the need to establish interpreter programs and certification examinations, and (2) establishing these programs and examinations through the normal budgetary process. The study shall also serve as a basis for (1) determining ways in which the Judicial Council can make available to the public, through public service announcements and otherwise, information relating to opportunities, requirements, testing, application procedures, and employment opportunities for interpreters, and (2) establishing and evaluating these programs through the normal budgetary process.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 770, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 68564 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 4 - Court Interpreter Services|Section 68564.

68564.  The Judicial Council shall adopt rules and standards to implement this article and shall establish the following:(a) Standards for determining the need for a court interpreter in particular cases.(b) Standards for ensuring a court interpreter’s understanding of the legal and technical terminology and procedures used in the courts.(c) Procedures for certified interpreters to establish their qualifications on the court record, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 68561.(d) Procedures and guidelines for determining good cause to appoint an interpreter for a language designated by the Judicial Council who is not certified, and for qualifying such an interpreter, pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 68561.(e) Procedures and guidelines for qualifying an interpreter for a language not designated by the Judicial Council, pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 68561.(f) Rules, standards, and legal forms for establishing on the record an interpreter’s qualifications, and for establishing on the record the court’s efforts to obtain a certified court interpreter if the court proposes using an interpreter who is not a certified court interpreter.(g) A procedure for Judicial Council and local court review of each court interpreter’s skills and for reporting to the certification entity the results of the review.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 770, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 68565 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 4 - Court Interpreter Services|Section 68565.

68565.  (a) The Judicial Council may establish a court interpreters advisory panel to assist the council in performing its duties under this article. The panel shall include a majority of court interpreters and may include judges and court administrators, members of the bar, and others interested in interpreter services in the courts. The panel shall develop operating guidelines and procedures for Judicial Council approval.(b) The panel shall seek the advice of judges, attorneys, court administrators, court interpreters, providers of legal services, and individuals and organizations representing the interests of foreign language users.(c) Panel members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be allowed necessary expenses for travel, board, and lodging incurred in the discharge of their duties under the rules adopted by the Department of General Services.(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 159. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.)
CA Govt Code § 68566 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 4 - Court Interpreter Services|Section 68566.

68566.  A natural person who either (1) holds a valid certificate as a certified court interpreter issued by a certification entity approved by the Judicial Council, or (2) until January 1, 1996, is named and maintained on the list of recommended court interpreters previously established by the State Personnel Board or established by an entity provisionally approved under subdivision (b) of Section 68562, shall be designated a “certified court interpreter.” No other person or entity shall use the title “certified court interpreter” or represent that he or she or it is certified to interpret in or for the courts.(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 770, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Govt Code § 68600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68600.

68600.  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Trial Court Delay Reduction Act.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 68603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68603.

68603.  (a) The Judicial Council shall adopt standards of timely disposition for the processing and disposition of civil and criminal actions. The standards shall be guidelines by which the progress of litigation in the superior court of every county may be measured. In establishing these standards, the Judicial Council shall be guided by the principles that litigation, from commencement to resolution, should require only that time reasonably necessary for pleadings, discovery, preparation, and court events, and that any additional elapsed time is delay and should be eliminated.(b) The Judicial Council may adopt the standards of timely disposition adopted by the National Conference of State Trial Judges and the American Bar Association or may adopt different standards, but in the latter event shall specify reasons for approval of any standard which permits greater elapsed time for the resolution of litigation than that provided in the standards of the National Conference of State Trial Judges.(c) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules effective July 1, 1991, to be used by all delay reduction courts, establishing a case differentiation classification system based on the relative complexity of cases. The rules shall provide longer periods for the timely disposition of more complex cases. The rules may provide a presumption that all cases, when filed, shall be classified in the least complex category.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 68604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68604.

68604.  The Judicial Council shall collect and maintain statistics, and shall publish them at least on a yearly basis, regarding the compliance of the superior court of each county and of each branch court with the standards of timely disposition adopted pursuant to Section 68603. In collecting and publishing these statistics, the Judicial Council shall measure the time required for the resolution of civil cases from the filing of the first document invoking court jurisdiction, and for the resolution of criminal cases from the date of arrest, including a separate measurement in felony cases from the first appearance in superior court. The Judicial Council shall report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature in a biennial Report on the State of California’s Civil and Criminal Justice Systems.The Judicial Council shall conduct a two-year study on the stipulated continuance authorized by subdivision (c) of Section 68616.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 112. Effective October 12, 2001.)
CA Govt Code § 68605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68605.

68605.  The Judicial Council shall designate the four superior courts with 18 or more judicial positions which, as of June 30, 1986, had the highest ratio per judicial position of at-issue civil cases pending more than one year, and the five superior courts with more than eight judicial positions, not otherwise designated, with the highest such ratio. In each such court, an exemplary delay reduction program shall be established. The superior court of any other county, at the option of the presiding judge, may elect to establish an exemplary delay reduction program, and the Judicial Council may designate additional superior courts for participation in an exemplary delay reduction program.This section shall cease to be operative on July 1, 1992.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3. Inoperative July 1, 1992, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 68605.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68605.5.

68605.5.  On and after July 1, 1992, this article shall apply to all actions and proceedings in the superior court in each county, except actions and proceedings subject to subdivision (a) of Section 68608 or subdivision (b) of Section 68609.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 68606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68606.

68606.  In each of the counties in which an exemplary delay reduction program is established, the presiding judge shall, (a) select a sufficient number of judges for the program that will provide, consistent with the size of the court, an adequate basis for determining the effectiveness of the methods for reducing delay specified in this article; and (b) identify the particular judges who will participate in the program. However, a minimum of four judges shall be included in the program. Each presiding judge may select, and is encouraged to select, all the judges of the superior court or the branch of a superior court as the judges of an exemplary delay reduction program.This section shall cease to be operative on July 1, 1992.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3. Inoperative July 1, 1992, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 68607 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68607.

68607.  In accordance with this article and consistent with statute, judges shall have the responsibility to eliminate delay in the progress and ultimate resolution of litigation, to assume and maintain control over the pace of litigation, to actively manage the processing of litigation from commencement to disposition, and to compel attorneys and litigants to prepare and resolve all litigation without delay, from the filing of the first document invoking court jurisdiction to final disposition of the action.The judges of the program shall, consistent with the policies of this article: (a) Actively monitor, supervise and control the movement of all cases assigned to the program from the time of filing of the first document invoking court jurisdiction through final disposition.(b) Seek to meet the standards for timely disposition adopted pursuant to Section 68603.(c) Establish procedures for early identification of cases within the program which may be protracted and for giving those cases special administrative and judicial attention as appropriate, including special assignment.(d) Establish procedures for early identification and timely and appropriate handling of cases within the program which may be amenable to settlement or other alternative disposition techniques.(e) Adopt a trial setting policy which, to the maximum extent possible, schedules a trial date within the time standards adopted pursuant to Section 68603 and which schedules a sufficient number of cases to ensure efficient use of judicial time while minimizing resetting caused by overscheduling.(f) Commence trials on the date scheduled.(g) Adopt and utilize a firm, consistent policy against continuances, to the maximum extent possible and reasonable, in all stages of the litigation.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 68607.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68607.5.

68607.5.  No action or proceeding may be removed from a delay reduction program because of a challenge filed under Section 170.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 68608 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68608.

68608.  (a) Juvenile, probate, and domestic relations cases shall not be assigned to a delay reduction program, and cases which have been assigned to a judge or judges for all purposes based on subject matter need not be assigned to the program.(b) Judges shall have all the powers to impose sanctions authorized by law, including the power to dismiss actions or strike pleadings, if it appears that less severe sanctions would not be effective after taking into account the effect of previous sanctions or previous lack of compliance in the case. Judges are encouraged to impose sanctions to achieve the purposes of this article.(c) This section shall become operative July 1, 1992.(Repealed (Jan. 1, 1991) and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3. Section operative July 1, 1992, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 68609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68609.

68609.  (a) The presiding judge of each superior court with an exemplary delay reduction program shall assign a pro rata share of new cases, and an appropriate number of existing cases, to the program, and these cases shall thereafter be handled by the judges of the program for all purposes.(b) Juvenile, probate, and domestic relations cases shall not be assigned to an exemplary delay reduction program, and cases which have been assigned to a judge or judges for all purposes based on subject matter need not be assigned to the program.(c) No case shall be removed from an exemplary delay reduction program because of a challenge filed under Section 170.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(d) In order to enforce the requirements of an exemplary delay reduction program and orders issued in cases assigned to it, the judges of the program shall have all the powers to impose sanctions authorized by law, including the power to dismiss actions or strike pleadings, if it appears that less severe sanctions would not be effective after taking into account the effect of previous sanctions or previous lack of compliance in the case. Judges are encouraged to impose sanctions to achieve the purposes of this article.(e) This section shall cease to be operative on July 1, 1992.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3. Inoperative July 1, 1992, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 68609.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68609.5.

68609.5.  Each court and the Judicial Council, under subdivision (b) of Section 68619, shall adopt rules to allow for the arbitration of cases designated by the court as “Uninsured Motorist” in which an action is filed against a defendant who is an uninsured motorist and the plaintiff’s claim is subject to an arbitration provision.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)
CA Govt Code § 68610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 8 - THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS|CHAPTER 2 - The Judicial Council|ARTICLE 5 - The Trial Court Delay Reduction Act|Section 68610.

68610.  The Judicial Council, in conjunction with other interested groups as it determines appropriate, may prepare and administer a program, consistent with the policies and requirements of this article, for the training of judges in administering the delay reduction program.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1232, Sec. 3.)