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Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero outlines judicial security, remote proceedings and AI guidance in State of the Judiciary address

California State Assembly · March 23, 2026
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Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero told a joint convention the judiciary is prioritizing security, remote proceedings, CARE Act implementation and AI guidance, and urged resources to fill judgeship gaps and protect court access.

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero delivered the State of the Judiciary address in a joint convention with the Legislature, stressing judicial independence, security for judges and court staff, and access to justice across California.

Guerrero said recent events have heightened concerns about judicial security and described efforts by the Judicial Council to secure funding and pursue legislative protections for judges’ privacy. “We should all emphatically speak out against normalizing personal attacks against judges,” she said.

She highlighted remote proceedings as a widely used public service: since March 2022, the courts…

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