- HOW IS CJA GOVERNED?
CJA is governed by a 26-member Executive Board. Board members represent regions or court levels, and serve three-year terms. The officers are elected by the Board, and serve for one year. CJA’s program & administrative year begins at the Annual Meeting in September/October. The fiscal year begins October 1st.
The work of CJA is accomplished by standing committees which plan conferences, review legislation, staff hot lines, conduct programs in public information, oversee insurance and compensation programs, etc. Committees are largely voluntary, and members are reimbursed for direct expenses of travel.
CJA also maintains a 501(c)(3) foundation, the California Judges Foundation, to fund special conference speakers, publications, and public information projects of the association.
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The work of CJA is accomplished by standing committees which plan conferences, review legislation, staff hot lines, conduct programs in public information, oversee insurance and compensation programs, etc. Committees are largely voluntary, and members are reimbursed for direct expenses of travel.
CJA also maintains a 501(c)(3) foundation, the California Judges Foundation, to fund special conference speakers, publications, and public information projects of the association.



District 1 - Merrifield
Butte
Del Norte
El Dorado
Glenn
Humboldt
Lassen
Mendocino
Modoc
Nevada
Placer
Plumas
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Tehama
Trinity
Butte
Del Norte
El Dorado
Glenn
Humboldt
Lassen
Mendocino
Modoc
Nevada
Placer
Plumas
Shasta
Sierra
Siskiyou
Tehama
Trinity
District 2 - Mangar
Alpine
Amador
Calaveras
Imperial
Inyo
Madera
Mariposa
Merced
Mono
Stanislaus
Tuolumne
Alpine
Amador
Calaveras
Imperial
Inyo
Madera
Mariposa
Merced
Mono
Stanislaus
Tuolumne
District 3 - Bowman
Sacramento
San Joaquin
Sacramento
San Joaquin
District 4 - Kauffman
Colusa
Lake
Marin
Napa
Solano
Sonoma
Sutter
Yolo
Yuba
Colusa
Lake
Marin
Napa
Solano
Sonoma
Sutter
Yolo
Yuba
District 5 - Swope
San Francisco
San Mateo
San Francisco
San Mateo
District 6 - Reilly
Alameda
Contra Costa
Alameda
Contra Costa
District 7 - Yew
Santa Clara
Santa Clara
District 8 - Guasco
Monterey
San Benito
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Ventura
Monterey
San Benito
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Ventura
District 9 - James
Fresno
Kern
Kings
Tulare
Fresno
Kern
Kings
Tulare
District 10 - Bianco, Ackerson, Gauff, Honeycutt, Lu, McLaughlin-Bennett, Puente Porras
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
District 11 - Apaloo, Lafferty, Gabriel, Yellin
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
District 12 - Amador, Martin
San Diego
San Diego