Tani Cantil-Sakauye

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye issued a second emergency order to the Alameda County Superior Court, excusing prospective jurors and extending the court's public closure period.

The Alameda County Superior Court has extended its public closure period to May 1 in response to the extension of the shelter-in-place order to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus.

The Alameda County Superior Court ordered the release of low-risk offenders arrested for failing to appear in court from Santa Rita Jail on Wednesday in response to COVID-19, or the new coronavirus.

Here's what we know about the city of Berkeley and UC Berkeley's campus response to COVID-19, more colloquially known as coronavirus.

Students and community members gathered at the UC Berkeley School of Law to hear Cantil-Sakauye, who spoke about challenges facing the state’s justice system, at an event hosted by the Berkeley Forum on Wednesday.

Cantil-Sakauye then focused on explaining her roles as Chief Justice in the state Supreme Court and as chair of the Judicial Council of California during her presentation. She emphasized how she and her colleagues work to ensure that everyone has a fair chance to justice.