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Judicial Council adopts 2026–28 education plan, expanding environmental and domestic‑violence curricula
Summary
The Judicial Council approved a two‑year education plan to expand environmental law training, enhance domestic‑violence education for judicial officers and continue distance‑learning options; the plan was approved with one abstention.
Judge Carrie MacIntyre Panetta, vice chair of the Center for Judicial Education and Resources Advisory Committee, presented the proposed education plan for fiscal years 2026–28 and said it was built by curriculum committees drawing on more than 100 judicial officers and court leaders.
The plan emphasizes expanded environmental law programming — including wildfire recovery, water and complex scientific evidence — plus enhanced domestic‑violence curricula covering procedural fairness, coercive control, lethality risk and firearm restrictions. It also calls for a range of distance education products (videos, podcasts and self‑guided courses) to speed delivery of new materials and broaden access to training for newly appointed judicial officers.
Presenters said the plan balances in‑person and remote delivery, reserving in‑person sessions for high‑value learning while using remote formats to increase reach and accelerate education after legislative changes. The council voted to approve the proposed plan; Senator Umberg recorded an abstention.
What’s next: The CJER advisory committee will oversee plan implementation and report back to the council at the end of the two‑year plan period.
