Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Justice Marsha Slough has been a leading voice on key branch initiatives through three consecutive terms on the Judicial Council. She chaired the council’s Executive and Planning Committee and played a key role in drafting emergency court rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Slough also chaired the Pretrial Reform and Operations Workgroup, which launched pretrial pilots that have since grown to include programs in all 58 counties.
Each year, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes people and organizations for their extraordinary leadership and contributions to the administration of justice in California.
Learn more about Justice Slough and her work: newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/judicial-council-announces-2023-distinguished-service-award-recipients
Justice Marsha Slough has been a leading voice on key branch initiatives through three consecutive terms on the Judicial Council. She chaired the council’s Executive and Planning Committee and played a key role in drafting emergency court rules during the COVID-19 pandemic. Justice Slough also chaired the Pretrial Reform and Operations Workgroup, which launched pretrial pilots that have since grown to include programs in all 58 counties.
Each year, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes people and organizations for their extraordinary leadership and contributions to the administration of justice in California.
Learn more about Justice Slough and her work: newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/judicial-council-announces-2023-distinguished-service-award-recipients

![2022 Passing of the Gavel
On December 2, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye passes the gavel to Justice Patricia Guerrero, Californias 29th Chief Justice. The tradition took place at the Judicial Councils Distinguished Service Award ceremony.
Introduction: San Diego Superior Court Judge David Rubin [00:10]
Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye (4:13)
Passing the Gavel (9:39)
Chief Justice-Elect Patricia Guerrero (10:25) 2022 Passing of the Gavel](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HqZUfAhNkvU/mqdefault.jpg)








