Noticias y medios

• Importance of maintaining public trust and confidence in the judicial system
• Importance of promoting public access to the judicial system
• Parties' support of or opposition to the request
• Nature of the case
• Privacy rights of all participants in the proceeding, including witnesses, jurors, and victims
• Effect on any minor who is a party, prospective witness, victim, or other participant in the proceeding
• Effect on the parties' ability to select a fair and unbiased jury
• Effect on any ongoing law enforcement activity in the case
• Effect on any unresolved identification issues
• Effect on any subsequent proceedings in the case
• Effect of coverage on the willingness of witnesses to cooperate, including the risk that coverage will engender threats to the health or safety of any witness
• Effect on excluded witnesses who would have access to the televised testimony of prior witnesses
• Scope of the coverage and whether partial coverage might unfairly influence or distract the jury
• Difficulty of jury selection if a mistrial is declared
• Security and dignity of the court
• Undue administrative or financial burden to the court or participants
• Interference with neighboring courtrooms
• Maintaining orderly conduct of the proceeding
• Any other factor the judge deems relevant

Approved MC500/510 orders do not permit photographing, recording, or broadcasting of certain people and events - see below.

• The jury or the spectators
•  Jury selection
•   A conference between an attorney and a client, witness or aide
•  A conference between attorneys
•  A conference between counsel and the judge at the bench ("sidebars")
•  A proceeding closed to the public
•  A proceeding held in chambers

NOTE: These requirements apply unless the judge orders otherwise. Refer to the order for additional requirements.

• No more than one television camera
• No more than one still photographer
• No more than one microphone operator and no obtrusive microphones or wiring
• No operator entry or exit or other distraction when the court is in session
• No moving equipment when the court is in session
• No distracting sounds or lights
• No visible signal light or device that shows when equipment is operating
• No disruption of proceedings, nor public expense, to install, operate, or remove modifications to existing sound and lighting systems
• No media agency insignia or marking on equipment or clothing at discretion of the Court; generally, Santa Clara County Superior Court does not object to insignia or marking.

Any violation of this order or Rule 1.150 is an unlawful interference with the proceedings of the court. The violation may result in an order terminating media coverage, a citation for contempt of court, or an order imposing monetary or other sanctions.