SACRAMENTO — Approximately 15 jurists, many of them presiding judges, will meet behind closed doors with Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye on Monday for what invitees say should be a wide-ranging talk about the budget, branch governance and other issues roiling the judiciary.

The gathering, set for three hours, was initiated by a group of presiding judges. It will be held in the First District Court of Appeal offices in San Francisco. Justice J. Anthony Kline has agreed to moderate the discussion, according to a judge familiar with the plans.