This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Government

Jul. 15, 2026

Judicial Council weighs budget strategy, technology investments

The Judicial Council on Friday will consider $3.2 billion in trial court funding, a new budget strategy that drops priority rankings and millions of dollars in technology investments.

Judicial Council weighs budget strategy, technology investments
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero. Photo courtesy of the California Supreme Court

The Judicial Council of California on Friday will consider a $3.2 billion trial court funding package along with proposals that would reshape the judicial branch's budget strategy, expand technology spending and update the formula used to distribute money among the state's 58 trial courts.

One of the most significant policy changes is the Judicial Branch Budget Committee's decision not to rank its 24 budget change proposals for fiscal year 2027-28. The committee said t...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$895, but save $100 when you subscribe today… Just $795 for the first year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up