PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Invitation to Attend

The Judicial Council’s Center for Judicial Education and Resources (CJER) cordially invites presiding judges, assistant presiding judges, and court executive officers to apply to attend the Presiding Judge and Court Executive Officer Management Institute. New presiding judges and new court executive officers will be accepted into this year’s institute. New assistant presiding judges, and experienced presiding judges and court executive officers will be accepted if space is available. Assistant court executive officers will be placed on a waitlist and their attendance will be considered shortly before the program if space is available and there is a business need to attend. Practicing attorneys serving as temporary judges are not eligible to attend this program. 

 

The curriculum committee, composed of experienced judges, commissioners, and referees from across the state, has developed a comprehensive curriculum for presiding judges, assistant presiding judges, and court executive officers. The Presiding Judge and Court Executive Officer Court Management Institute Workgroup drew from that curriculum to develop this program. The committee and the workgroup welcome your suggestions and comments about your educational needs.

 

Please promptly notify your presiding judge if you plan to attend. For earliest consideration, please complete and submit the online application form by December 14, 2026.

Attendance Policy

Based on a variety of considerations, including maintaining an effective learning environment, participation in education programs is limited to individuals from the target audience for which the course was designed. Exceptions to this policy must be based on substantial, business-related need and preapproved by the CJER Director. The full statement of this policy and the process to obtain an exception can be found in the CJER Attendance Policy. 

 

Please note that partial attendance at in-person programs is prohibited.

QUESTIONS?

For program questions, please e-mail cjerprograms@jud.ca.gov or call 415-865-7745.

For registration questions or cancellations, please e-mail registration@jud.ca.gov or call 415-865-4530.