On November 13, 2020, SJI Board Member Hernan D. Vera was appointed by Governor Gavin Newsom to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Vera has been a Principal at Bird Marella since 2015, where he focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and class action defense. He also counsels and advises clients …
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Each fiscal year, SJI allocates significant financial resources to support its Priority Investment Areas (PIAS). The PIAs are applicable to all grant types, and the categories within allow for greater flexibility to be responsive to current and emerging court trends. These broad PIAs are closely aligned with SJI’s mission in both statute and policy. SJI strongly encourages …
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On September 4, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an order to halt most evictions through December 31, 2020, in order to curb the spread of COVID-19 by keeping evicted people from becoming homeless, or crowding into apartments with friends and relatives. Under the order, “a landlord, owner of a residential property, or other person with …
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As part of SJI’s ongoing commitment to support court access to federal grant funds, we are pleased to announce that 16 courts have been selected to participate in an intensive federal grant application development series. This series is sponsored by SJI in collaboration with Rulo Strategies. The virtual training series will integrate traditional grant training …
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The State Justice Institute (SJI) is seeking to fund projects that assist state courts in their response to, and recovery from, COVID-19, with a look towards the future of court operations. In addition to meeting all other application requirements, SJI will give priority consideration for funding to projects that focus on institutionalizing and/or replicating practices …
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Despite presenting challenges to numerous court processes, the pandemic also afforded opportunities for courts to implement innovations that are making family courts more accessible, efficient, high priority – and less adversarial. The innovations are part of the Conference of Chief Justices/Conference of State Court Administrators Family Justice Initiative (FJI), which is celebrating many milestones: Passage …
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