Changes to Local Rules Proposed to Become Effective June 1, 2025.

A hearing in the case of the People v. Erik Galen Menendez and Joseph Lyle Menendez is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Department S on the ninth floor of Van Nuys Courthouse West located at 14400 Erwin St. Mall in Van Nuys with Judge Michael Jesic presiding.  

Redesigned My Jury Duty Portal Debuts April 7, 2025, With New User-Centric Design And Interactive Chatbot To Provide Personalized Assistance.

New Individualized Risk Determinations System Continues to Protect Public Safety More Effectively Than Prior Money Bail System.

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is launching a new partnership with the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Robert F. Kennedy National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice (RFK NRC) and the National Center for Juvenile Justice to study and review the juvenile justice system to deliver research-informed recommendations to improve outcomes for justice-involved youth in Los Angeles County, Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II announced today.

Starting April 1, 2025, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will use electronic service (eService) to transmit, deliver, or serve required case documents in Probate and Mental Health cases.

Effective Friday, March 21, 2025, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County’s Civil Division will require all court users to complete a one-time registration process for the Court Reservation System (CRS) utilized for reserving motion dates. The Court is implementing this new step to enhance user verification and prevent unauthorized reservations through CRS.

Featuring California Court of Appeal Justice Helen Zukin and California Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Céspedes with Presiding Judge Sergio C. Tapia II, This Free Virtual Workshop Will Offer Insight on the Judicial Appointments Process.

The California Supreme Court has issued a statement on the "troubling reports of technical failures, delays, and other irregularities" in last week's administration of the California Bar Examination.