Analyst

The Judicial Council of California is accepting applications for the position of Analyst with the Criminal Justice Services (CJS) office. The Criminal Justice Services office is a dynamic team of attorneys, analysts, and researchers who work together to support courts and partners in implementing programs that ensure everyone has fair and equal access to justice.

This position will be a key member of CJS's data analysis and evaluation team that will focus on supporting research related to SB 910. The analyst will be expected to work within the team on complex, legislatively mandated projects related to Senate Bill 910 and related projects. This position will support the CJS office in conducting research and data analysis related to court implementation of behavioral health initiatives, diversion, and collaborative court programs. The position will help facilitate court and stakeholder survey administration, analysis of existing court data and research of the related topic to help the stakeholders, such as the Judicial Council and court leadership, better understand how major initiatives are being implemented, identify challenges, and promote best practices.

The Analyst may be asked to conduct tasks related to legislatively mandated reports and program evaluations. This position will also assist Senior Analysts with emergent high priority legislative inquiries. The Analyst will also serve as member of the CJS research team using and, in some cases, developing new code for data manipulation and statistical analysis. This position will report to a Supervising Analyst.

The Judicial Council
The Judicial Council of California is the policy setting body for the state court system and has constitutionally conferred statewide rule-making authority. This authority includes developing, advocating for, and allocating the judicial branch budget. A majority of Council members are California state justices and judges; however, the Council also includes lawyers, legislators, and court administrators.

By enhancing its role as a leadership, knowledge, and service resource for the judicial branch, the Judicial Council’s staff organization seeks to continue to evolve as one of California’s most dynamic public service entities, focused on improving access to justice for all Californians by innovating and responding to the changing needs of the courts and the public. As a government body charged with improving the statewide administration of justice, the Judicial Council has multiple offices with diverse responsibilities relating to court policy and operations. As employees of the council, every member of staff should view and approach their work as one Judicial Council with a public service mission that is greater than the sum of its parts.

The Judicial Council strives for work-life balance, including substantial vacation and holiday time. In addition, we offer an excellent benefits package, including pension, medical, dental, and vision coverage, flexible spending, up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs, and retirement savings plans. The San Francisco office is only a 7-minute walk from the downtown Civic Center BART station. In Sacramento, the office is located minutes from downtown, just north of Discovery Park.

The Judicial Council offers hybrid work arrangements for many positions. The successful candidate will be expected to work in person at the Judicial Council’s San Francisco or Sacramento office at least two days per week, based on their office leader’s direction, and reside in the areas surrounding these locations. To be eligible for Judicial Council employment and participation in the Judicial Council’s Hybrid Work Program, a prospective or current employee’s primary residence/remote work location must be in the State of California and within a 150-mile driving radius of their assigned reporting location.

• Work as a member of the research team focused on conducting research in support of SB 910 and adjoining projects, accept guidance from senior team members and assist junior team members with R coding. Work individually and as a team on analyses needed for legislative reports. Serve as author or co-author and reviewer on other products and reports produced by the team, including write ups of validation studies and technical reports.
• Ensure that technical reports with statistical terminology are translated into reports appropriate to the legislature and a lay audience.
• Participate in site visits and other outreach activities (virtually and in-person when safe) with participating counties as needed
• Conduct background research, literature reviews, and summaries of promising practices. Assist senior staff in providing ad hoc research support to the CJS Director and other court leaders.
• Develop analysis plans with recommended analytic strategies appropriate to address the research question and appropriate for type of data available.
• Design data collection instruments and support collection efforts through surveys and other instruments, as appropriate.
• Review and utilize analyses in analyses, as appropriate, other regularly submitted data by the courts, including but not limited to mental health diversion and JBSIS data.
• Document research findings in various formats and for varying audience levels.
• Advise Collaborative Justice Program Unit team to review research findings and identify issues present in the data and advise on possible training strategies to improve data reporting.
• Assist in facilitative court feedback opportunities to identify training and technical assistance needs.
• Assist senior staff in providing ad hoc research support to the CJS Director and other court leaders.
• Present research findings, making findings, methodological issues, and data limitations intelligible to legal, program and administrative leaders.
• Assist in preparing summaries, reports, and responses to legislative or other stakeholder inquiries as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Bachelor’s degree and three (3) years of analytical experience in program analysis, development, implementation, research, and/or evaluation. An additional four (4) years of professional experience as noted above may substitute for the bachelor’s degree. Or, additional directly related experience and/or education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis

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Master’s degree in a directly related field for the assigned discipline, such as political science, public administration, statistics, mathematics, etc., that included qualitative and quantitative research.

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Two (2) years as an Associate Analyst with the Judicial Council of California or two (2) years of experience performing the duties of a class comparable in the level of responsibility to that of an Associate Analyst in a California superior court or California state-level government entity.

Please note, if you are selected for hire, verification of employment eligibility or authorization to work in the United States will be required.

This position requires the submission of our official application, responses to the supplemental questions, and a resume. Please apply by 5:00 P.M. on January 9, 2026.

The Judicial Council provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities who request such accommodation. Reasonable accommodation needs should be requested through Human Resources at (415) 865-4260. Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) is available by dialing 711. Once connected, provide the relay operator with the number for Human Resources: 415-865-4260.

To better assess the qualifications of each applicant, please provide a response to the following questions. Your answers should not exceed a total of three pages.

• Please explain why you are interested in this position.
• This position will support research and data analysis related to court implementation of behavioral health initiatives, diversion, and collaborative court programs. Please describe any experience you have conducting research or analyzing data in complex policy, behavioral health, or justice system contexts.
• This position will help administer surveys and analyze existing court data to support legislatively mandated projects, including work related to Senate Bill 910. Please describe any experience you have with designing, administering, or analyzing surveys, as well as any experience developing or using code for data manipulation or statistical analysis.
  

$7,513 - $11,270 per month

Please note due to statewide fiscal conditions, the posted salary range is subject to a temporary 3% reduction. In exchange for this temporary reduction, judicial branch employees accrue an additional 5 hours of paid personal leave per month through June 30, 2027.

Some highlights of our benefits package include:

• Health/Dental/Vision benefits program
• 14 paid holidays per calendar year
• Choice of Annual Leave or Sick/Vacation Leave
• 1 personal holiday per year
• Up to $130 per month reimbursement for qualifying commuting costs
• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• 401(k) and 457 deferred compensation plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• FlexElect Program
• Pretax Parking
• Long Term Disability Program (employee paid/optional)
• Group Legal Plan (employee paid/optional)
  

The Judicial Council of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.