2020 State of the Court Report

An intimate issue on the impacts of COVID-19 & the Court

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Essential Function

Budgetary Impacts Ensuring Access to Justice

A functioning justice system is an essential part of our democracy in a free society. This fact was evidenced continuously in the past year through the role that the courts played in sustaining essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With review and guidance provided by the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, SBSC gradually restored most services to the public in just 75 days, on May 29, 2020.

In just a five-month period, from the Governor’s January 2020 Proposed Budget to the May 2020 Revise, SBSC saw an $11 million swing in anticipated revenue.

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