Santa Clara County Law Library

08/02/2021

09/08/2020

MLK Library Lawyers in the Library program is back with a new phone-in format.

The program is offered on
Wednesdays, from 6 pm – 8 pm
1st and 3rd Saturdays, from 10 am - 12 pm


Please call (408) 998-5298 ext. 8 for your FREE, 20-minute legal consultation.

Learn more: bit.ly/2QRJiUr

06/18/2020

On Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10am-4pm, the law library is now offering curbside check-out of library books for those with existing library accounts. For more information on how to check-out curbside, visit us at:

05/01/2020

CEB OnLaw is now offering one month of free access from home. To sign yourself up for access, visit the library's website at www.sccll.org and follow the link on the front page.

04/21/2020

Lexis and Westlaw are offering free, temporary patron access from home. To sign up for an account, follow the link on the front page of the library's website:

03/16/2020

The Law Library is CLOSED to reduce the risk of community spread of COVID-19. We currently plan to re-open Wednesday, April 8th. All checked-out materials that were due in March will now be due April 8th.

11/14/2018

Advice Clinics at the Santa Clara County Superior Court for Consumer-Related Issues and Foreclosure Prevention.

The Law Center staffs a Consumer Debt and Foreclosure Prevention Clinic to assist low-income people on Wednesdays from 11:30–3:00 at the Santa Clara County Superior Court, 201 N. First Street San Jose. To learn about appointments, eligibility, and more, click here https://bit.ly/2CpDeOn

10/05/2018

The library will be closed Monday, October 8th.

09/24/2018

The library will close early, Tuesday, September 25th, at 5:00 p.m. for a special event.

07/03/2018

The library will be closed Wednesday, July 4th for Independence Day.

06/27/2018

The final Civil Grand Jury Reports were released last week for Santa Clara County. They can be found at the court's website: http://scscourt.org/court_divisions/civil/cgj/grand_jury.shtml

Final 2017-2018 reports are:

--2016-17 Civil Grand Jury Report Follow-Ups: Justice Still Delayed; School Districts Still Failing Seniors (Parcel Tax Exemption Law); County Still Not Appraising Employees

--Affordable Housing Crisis: Density is Our Destiny

--Alum Rock School District Board: Time To Put ‘Trust’ Back In Trustee

--Taxpayer-Funded Automatic Election Recounts: A Solution Looking for a Problem

--Superintendent Turnover at the Santa Clara County Office of Education: Time to Elect the Superintendent

--Police and the Mentally Ill: Improving Outcomes

--Report on Detention Facilities In the Era of Reform

This page has links to the Civil Grand Jury current year reports, and has general information about the Civil Grand Jury.

05/25/2018

The library will be closed Monday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.