Long lines to get through security. Courtrooms and jury assembly rooms reconfigured so people can stay six feet apart. Staggered schedules allowing fewer people to be in the building at the same time. Face masks and hand sanitizer everywhere. These…
San Francisco Superior Court Launches Pilot Judicial Settlement Program to Settle Larger, High-Exposure Cases
The San Francisco Superior Court is offering litigants a new Judicial Settlement Conference (JSC) program aimed at cases with an estimated 20 or more trial days, Presiding Judge Teri L. Jackson announced today. Presiding Judge Jackson has selected Judge…
Judicial Candidates Forum – April 29
Courts to Attorneys: Be Ready to Try Your Case When It’s Called
As most of you know, the San Francisco Superior Court has weathered some extraordinary hardships in the past few years because of the impact of the great recession on the state’s economy and the concomitant reductions in court funding. Despite…