There were 1,677 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 454,449 in the last 365 days.
At the beginning the COVID-19 pandemic, the criminal justice system was affected by public health measures such as the statewide shelter-in-place order, as well as state and local directives that altered interactions between law enforcement officers and …
A federal appellate court is again asking the California Supreme Court to resolve a question about insurance coverage for COVID-19 business shutdowns — this time only on a narrow issue about a virus exclusion.
The California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (CJEO) invites public comment on a draft formal opinion about whether a presiding judge may send a courtwide communication at the request of an outside entity, such as another government …
A first-generation American, Justice Liu helped launch the AmeriCorps national service program and clerked for judges, including Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg during the U.S. Supreme Court's October 2000 term, according to his court biography. Throughout …
Julia Kelety will take the place of current Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, who served on the appellate court until March 2022 when she was elevated to the state Supreme Court. Feb 6, 2023
The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments today in the four cases on its February calendar. It’s the second argument session with Patricia Guerrero as the chief justice and with Associate Justice Kelli Evans on the bench, but this is the first one with …
"They have a long litany of problems," Assembly Judiciary Chair Brian Maienschein, D-San Diego, told the Daily Journal on Monday. "I intend to have a firm hand with them." Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, D-Lakewood, named Maienschein …
Reversed – The California State Supreme Court has turned back an Appeals Court decision that granted attorney’s fees to Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand and City Councilman Nils Nehrenheim, after a 2019 trial court victory. The ruling was announced Monday …
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court asked for a preliminary opposition to the original writ petition seeking to prevent enforcement of the CARE Act, legislation enacted at Governor Gavin Newsom’s urging that, as he described it, establishes “a new framework to …
San Francisco Superior Court Judge Gail Dekreon, known for a time as the “queen of traffic court,” has resigned after two decades on the bench, the court announced. Her Jan. 31 retirement came nearly three years after she was reelected for the fourth time …
At the Supreme Court’s conference yesterday, actions of note included: employment timekeeping, economic loss rule, lemon law, Covid insurance, and criminal case grant-and-holds.
The Supreme Court yesterday denied review in In re Gates, but Justice Joshua Groban — joined by Justices Carol Corrigan, Goodwin Liu, and Kelli Evans — wrote a concurring statement explaining why it was OK that the court wasn’t taking the case even though …
Six judges from across the nation who represent diversity in the judiciary were honored by The National Judicial College with awards for Making the World a More Just Place. The event took place in Beverly Hills on Jan. 19. Among the honored were Los …
In less than a week, three separate child sexual assault cases have been dismissed, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. In one of the cases, the Riverside County Superior court announced there were no judges available to hear the …
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Rei Onishi, an attorney for the Governor’s Office for the past several years, to serve as a Sacramento Superior Court judge. Onishi, 41, of Sacramento County, was among 10 new California superior court judges appointed by Newsom …
At an online press conference, court executive officer David Slayton outlined a list of new rewards designed to lure and keep official court reporters at the nation’s largest trial court system: $20,000 signing bonuses, $17,500 retention awards, pay hikes …
In a unanimous opinion issued Monday, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero wrote defendants in these cases should face a high bar when trying to recover attorneys’ fees — even if it means “an asymmetrical standard applies to a prevailing defendant’s request for …
The Commission on Judicial Performance should be given new powers and a larger budget, according to a committee created two years ago to oversee the agency. It also stated, “The unicameral model has not been identified as a matter of concern by judicial or …
Newsom's latest round of judicial appointments includes a former assemblyman and one-time lawyers at firms including Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Perkins Coie. Newsom also appointed 10 new trial court judges, including former Assemblyman Richard …
"According to certain disability and civil rights groups, California can’t even try to save the lives of people with schizophrenia. We have no right to get between them and their illness. Because to mandate the help that someone is too ill to know he …
