L.A. County Superior Court Closed Monday Due To Ransomware Incident

Due to ongoing efforts to restore and restart network systems hit hard by a ransomware attack discovered on Friday morning, July 19, the Los Angeles County Superior Court is expected to be closed on Monday, July 22.

Every one of Los Angeles County’s 36 courthouses will be closed Monday but officials with the county anticipate to be open again beginning Tuesday.

“The Court experienced an unprecedented cyber-attack on Friday, which has resulted in the need to shut down nearly all network systems in order to contain the damage, protect the integrity and confidentiality of information and ensure future network stability and security,” said Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner. “While the Court continues to move swiftly towards a restoration and recovery phase, many critical systems remain offline as of Sunday evening. One additional day will enable the Court’s team of experts to focus exclusively on bringing our systems back online so that the Court can resume operations as expeditiously, smoothly and safely as possible.”

For the last 72 hours, employees have been working tirelessly in collaboration with outside consultants, vendors, other courts, and law enforcement to restore access to the court’s network systems. From the Court’s website and the external My Jury Duty Portal to its internal case management systems, these systems cover the whole operation of the Court.

The expert team has come a long way, but there are still obstacles that are slowing them down. As of Sunday night, numerous Court network systems were still down. To give crucial networks another day to come back online, the Court will be closed on Monday.

Judgmental officers and court staff must be able to work in a safe and secure environment with the necessary information to fulfill the Court’s mission, even though the Court understands the impact of a court closure on the communities it serves and its mission. The Court is certain that, with continued progress and the removal of obstacles, the closure will not take more than one day.

Ed. Note: The above information was provided to KHTS by the L.A. County Superior Court System.

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