2020 State of the Court Report

Workplace impacts due to pandemic-related absences included child care (with school closures and remote only options), personal illnesses, family illnesses, and additional responsibility with aging family and elder care. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the State of California’s response to it, had an unprecedented effect on the functioning of the justice system. Workplace impacts, coupled with school closures, budgetary challenges, and mandated health and safety measures resulted in delayed access to justice for many. In response, SBSC reduced court services, delayed certain non-emergency court proceedings, hearings and trials, and limited hours of operation, which unavoidably contributes to increased backlog, impacts timely and fair resolutions, and attributes to increased time to resolution.

% Unique Workforce Quarantined 53% 139 5 Positive COVID-19 Cases

Known Positive COVID-19 Cases by Exposure at Work