The Judicial Council facilities consist of the Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, Trial Courts, and the Administrative Office of the Courts. The Supreme Court is located within the San Francisco Civic Center Plaza (98,000 square feet (sf)), the Library and Courts Building in Sacramento (2,480 sf), and the Ronald Reagan State Office Building in Los Angeles (9,600 sf). The Appellate Courts are organized into six districts, operate in 10 different locations, and consist of 470,000 sf. The Trial Courts are located in 58 counties statewide consisting of more than 450 buildings, 2,100 courtrooms, and over 10 million sf of usable area. The space includes public courtrooms, judges' chambers, staff workspace, storage space, training rooms, and conference rooms. The Administrative Office of the Courts facilities are located in San Francisco (Headquarters), Burbank, and Sacramento and occupy 307,000 sf.

• Chapter 311, Statutes of 2008 (SB 1407) increased a number of existing court fees and fines in order to fund the construction or renovation of major court infrastructure projects. Included in the 2009-10 Governor's Budget are 12 new projects to replace deficient court facilities which will be funded soley from the revenues generated by the fine and fee increases as authorized by SB 1407.