Since mid-March, California's chief justice has issued 140 emergency orders for courts grappling with the coronavirus pandemic. Now, with the governor and health officers talking about easing stay-at-home restrictions, court leaders are looking at possible paths to reopening.

Martin Hoshino, administrative director of the Judicial Council since 2014, recently spoke with The Recorder about how courts may restart operations, what emergency-inspired changes might endure and what judicial branch leaders are doing to prepare for a recession-battered budget.

Excerpts of the conversation were edited for length and clarity.