Community Outreach

These tours provide an opportunity for students in grades five through eight to visit the civil courthouse, observe hearings and jury trials, and interact with court staff and judges.

Judges volunteer to attend community events to explain to the public how the Court works and to provide information about court programs and services. These events include community meetings, fairs and markets.

Judges in the Classroom (JIC) is part of the Statewide Civic Learning Initiative tailored to improve civic learning and engagement in California. The JIC program promotes civic engagement to public schools in California for students K-12 by connecting classrooms with a judicial officer for lessons on the role of the judiciary, thre three branches of government, rule of law, and other areas of civics.

The San Francisco Superior Court hosts foreign delegations of visitors eager to learn more about the American justice system and the trial courts in California. Delegations often visit from China, Japan, Korea and Australia. Foreign delegations bring their own translator and observe court proceedings and visit with San Francisco Superior Court judges who answer their questions about the justice system in California.