NewsCoronavirus

Actions

California Leaders to Discuss Judicial Changes due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted
and last updated

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California judicial leaders are expected to adopt a statewide emergency order setting bail at zero for lower-level offenses and suspending evictions and foreclosures to deal with the COVID-19 crisis that has crippled the state's court system.

The Judicial Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on Monday to vote on nearly a dozen temporary rules, including a proposal to hold criminal and juvenile proceedings by video or phone in order to ensure that defendants are not held in custody without timely hearings.

The courts have been operating with a greatly reduced work force since Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Friday

04/25/2025

Mostly Cloudy

70° / 49°

11%

Saturday

04/26/2025

Showers

60° / 48°

59%

Sunday

04/27/2025

Partly Cloudy

64° / 50°

6%

Monday

04/28/2025

Partly Cloudy

73° / 55°

4%

Tuesday

04/29/2025

Sunny

84° / 60°

2%

Wednesday

04/30/2025

Partly Cloudy

87° / 62°

1%

Thursday

05/01/2025

Sunny

89° / 63°

0%

Friday

05/02/2025

Mostly Sunny

88° / 60°

2%