California’s judicial branch will need more funding to handle the increased duties the Legislature and governor have given it, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said in a public question-and-answer session Thursday.

Speaking before an audience in a conversation with former Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Guerrero noted that seven courts this month rolled out Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment, or CARE, courts as part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to push Californians with unmanaged mental illnesses and substance abuse into treatment. The Judicial Council has adopted rules for the court process, and judicial officers are now going through training, she said.