2018 State of the Court

STATE OF THE COURT REPORT | 2018 EDITION

The courtroom locations were determined after careful review of three-year average filing statistics, assessed judicial officer needs, judicial allocations, and shortages throughout the county. In just over eight months, both courtrooms combined held 52 trials, 1,259 arraignments, and summoned nearly 3,000 jurors. These additions are a direct result of the changes made in how courts are funded, previous judicial appointments made by Governor Edmund G. Brown, the passage of AB 103―which reallocated two additional judgeships to San Bernardino County, and SBCSC’s continuing effort to restore services and increase access to justice. DESERT REGION RESIDENTS RESOLVE CASES USING REMOTE VIDEO PROCEEDINGS After commencing Remote Video Proceedings (RVP) for traffic and non-traffic infraction matters in July 2017, SBCSC expanded RVP at the Needles Courthouse to include misdemeanor modifications in July 2018. After this model was successfully implemented at the Needles Courthouse, the Big Bear Courthouse also expanded RVP to include misdemeanor modifications in November 2018.

CRIMINAL

CASE FILINGS

FY 2017/2018

13,901

FELONIES

37,284

MISDEMEANORS

4,688

NON-TRAFFIC

INFRACTIONS

440

HABEAS CORPUS

56,313

TOTAL FILINGS

RVP launches at the Needles Courthouse providing court services to the residents of the Needles area.

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT (SBCSC)

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