Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Judge Bruce Chan created the San Francisco Superior Court’s Young Adult Court (YAC) for low-income young adults ages 18–25, many of whom have experienced poverty, abuse and neglect, community violence, homelessness, and systemic marginalization. First of its kind and having inspired similar efforts across the nation, the YAC works with transitional-age youth facing felony charges who seek to have their records expunged in exchange for successful participation in and graduation from the program.

Learn more about Judge Chan and his work: newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/judicial-council-announces-2025-distinguished-service-award-recipients

See the other Aranda Access to Justice Award honorees: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJZN17NOuDI5N_x_46khhRiYlBm9tHtOD