2023 State of the Court Annual Report

OUR COUNTY, YOUR COURT

locations and 1300 staff and judicial officers processed the nearly 260,000 cases that were filed with the court in 2023 . Despite a deficit of 28 judges and lacking the facilities to accommodate future growth, the court continues to utilize new funding to innovate and expand access to meet the justice needs of the county.

We are diverse. We are growing. Geographically, San Bernardino’s communities are separated by mountain and desert landscapes and filled in between with metropolitan spaces that are home to the majority of our 2 million residents. Almost half of our households speak a language other than English at home. The court’s 13 court

| 2.18 MILLION RESIDENTS

| LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC COUNTY IN THE CONTIGUOUS US: 20,105 SQUARE MILES

Barstow

Needles

| 12% OF CALIFORNIA’S GEOGRAPHIC AREA

Victorville

Big Bear

Joshua Tree

Rancho Cucamonga

Fontana

San Bernardino Justice Center San Bernardino Historic Courthouse

Mental Health Court Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Juvenile Delinquency Court Juvenile Dependency Court Facilities and Records Center

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