UPE met and conferred with representatives from the Sacramento Court on November 18, 2025, regarding the planned implementation of an online portal for defendants to apply for Trial by Declaration (TBD). With the implementation of the portal, defendants will still be able to make written requests for TBD, but there will no longer be a de novo option, and defendants will no longer have to post bail. The process for handling written TBDs will not change. When someone uses the o

On October 21, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with Sacramento Courts to discuss ongoing concerns related to the Self-Help Unit, including the transfer of Deputy Clerks out of the unit and the impact it has on the paralegals. UPE requested this meet and confer after learning that two Deputy Clerks assigned to the Family Law Facilitator’s Office (FLFO) were transferred to other departments — one to Records and the other to Family Law because the courts stated that not

United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento Superior Court on October 22, 2025, to discuss an upcoming policy change regarding the process for reviewing ability-to-pay (ATP) requests in traffic cases. The Court is implementing a procedure in which courtroom clerks will review certain ATP applications only when they are not assigned to courtroom duties. These determinations will not be made while clerks are in the courtroom, but instead on days when they are working

United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Court on September 17, 2025, regarding the Court’s proposal to discontinue four public copy...

On August 13, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with the Sacramento Superior Courts to discuss a new proposed program called...

On July 22, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with Sacramento Superior Courts management at the Carol Miller Justice Center to...

UPE and the Courts met on July 16, 2025, to discuss the “Interpreter System Change.” The Sacramento Superior Court is switching from the...

UPE met with Sacramento Superior Court management on June 25, 2025, to discuss the implementation of Policy 812: Domestic Violence and...

UPE recently met and conferred with the Courts on June 23, 2025, regarding updates to the Court Attendant Uniform Policy, effective July...

On July 14, 2025, UPE held its final meeting with the Court regarding the Court Office Technical Classification Study. The Classification...

On June 16, 2025, United Public Employees (UPE) met with representatives from the Sacramento Superior Court to discuss the Voluntary Time...

United Public Employees represents 3500 members in the UPE 005 Office Technical and 008 Welfare Non-supervisory bargaining units in...

UPE recently met with the Courts on May 21, 2025, to discuss the rollout of new scanning procedures for employees in the Family and...

On June 11, 2025, your UPE Court Office Technical Governing Board met again with Sacramento Superior Court regarding the ongoing class...

Executive Director Ted Somera and the Court Executive Officer Lee Seale invite members/employees in the Court Office Technical Bargaining...

Executive Director Ted Somera and the Court Executive Officer Lee Seale invite members/employees in the Court Office Technical Bargaining...

Dear Brothers & Sisters, We want to update you on the ongoing discussions regarding the proposed changes to the Court Attendant Uniform...

UPE recently met and conferred with the Court regarding two topics that impact the daily operations at the Family Law Facilitator’s...

On February 26, 2025, UPE continued its discussions with the Sacramento Superior Court regarding proposed changes to Courtroom Clerk...

UPE met and conferred with the Court this week regarding a new Court vehicle-use policy. As part of new state mandates, the Court has...