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THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS

With a staff of 600, the AOC offers a full range of administrative support to California's judicial branch, which comprises the appellate and superior courts; the Habeas Corpus Resource Center; and the Judicial Council. This support includes legal research and advice; court project development and implementation; legislative analysis and advocacy; judicial and staff education; human resources services; information systems development; and accounting, business services, facilities, and budget advocacy, development, and management.

The Office of Court Construction and Management
In accordance with Senate Bill 1732 (Trial Court Facilities Act of 2002), the Judicial Council will represent the state in all negotiations with the counties regarding the disposition and transfer of trial court facilities from the counties to the State. In addition, this landmark legislation establishes procedures and an infrastructure for this shift to take place over a period of three years starting July 1, 2004.


To support this initiative, the AOC established the Office of Court Construction and Management to provide a broad range of professional services including planning, design, construction, and facility and real estate management for the courts throughout the state. The divisional responsibilities will also include: real property negotiations and/or title transfer; reviewing legal transfer documents and state-county operating agreements; developing the organizational structures to assume building operations and maintenance responsibilities; designing and implementing a centralized facility database to manage court facilities, fixed assets, and capital improvements; and preparing the necessary staffing for these operations.


Currently, the division is embarking on foundational phases to organize and manage the transfer of responsibility for over 450 individual court facilities.