2024 Annual Report

SBSC's case filings and workload require an additional 27 judges to provide adequate case management and timely adjudication for our caseload. Despite the judicial additions in 2023 and 2024, SBSC continues to lead the state of California as the most underjudged county by percentage and count since 2008, especially as retirements occur. JUDICIAL NEED HIGHEST UNMET JUDICIAL NEED OF THE STATE

Part of the court’s strategy to help meet this need is to continue raising awareness and inviting qualified candidates to explore the opportunity to become judicial officers.

JUDICIAL NEED

FINANCE - 34 HUMAN RESOURCES - 26 EXECUTIVE & ADMINISTRATION - 41 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - 37 LEGAL SERVICES - 22 -27 SHORT 27 OR MORE JUDGES SINCE 2008 RESULTING IN HIGH WORKLOAD AND LONGER TIME TO CASE RESOLUTION

2,864

OUR JUDICIAL OFFICERS HANDLE AN AVERAGE OF 2,864 FILINGS ANNUALLY - A CASELOAD 18% HIGHER THAN THE STATE AVERAGE

JUDGESHIP VACANCY HISTORY The San Bernardino Superior Court has consistently been the most underjudged court in the State , with an unmet judicial need ranging from 57 in 2014 to 30 in 2022 and now 27 in 2025.

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July 2024 Sept 2024 6 7

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April 2024

JUDICIAL OUTREACH & MENTORSHIP PANEL SBJC hosted its second Judicial Outreach and Mentorship Panel, which had nearly 60 attendees. Speakers included Presiding Judge Lisa Rogan, Judge R. Glenn Yabuno, Judge Rasheed Alexander, and Riverside Presiding Judge Judith Clark, who shared their career journeys and guidance on becoming a judge. The governor’s Judicial Appointments Secretary, Luis Céspedes, explained the application process, and Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary Adam Hofmann moderated the Q&A session. The panel highlighted the importance of character, mentorship, and patience in the application process. The court looks forward to continuing to work with the governor and the legislature to advocate for funded judgeships.

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