There were 271 press releases posted in the last 24 hours and 394,209 in the last 365 days.
“I wouldn’t say it was in the cards by any means,” the judge said in a recent interview after three years in the job. “I enjoyed being an advocate, representing victims of crimes. Back when I was a DA, I did not have my eyes set on being a judge by any …
The Judicial Council provides up to $2 million in annual legal fees to judges to defend themselves in discipline cases brought by the Commission on Judicial Performance. Based on a combination of insurance policies and budget documents, the cost of …
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero selected Kyle Graham as chief supervising attorney. Before the appointment, Graham had worked as assistant chief supervising attorney at the court since 2017. Replacing Graham as assistant chief is Guerrero’s former chambers …
A group of disability and civil rights organizations is hoping to block Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest plan to address California’s homeless crisis by moving people with severe, untreated mental illness off of the streets into court-ordered treatment programs.
CARE Court may have been the biggest law relating to homelessness and mental health passed last year, but as Gov. Gavin Newsom said at the bill signing, the real challenge will lie in its implementation.
The Judicial Council hired a consultant to determine why windows were shattering in the downtown courthouse but won’t reveal who the consultant is, what was found, or how much it cost. Since August, visitors to the San Diego Superior Court Central …
Attorney John Eastman's work with former President Donald Trump was an attempt to "usurp the will of the American people and overturn election results for the highest office in the land—an egregious and unprecedented attack on our democracy—for …
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s program requiring mentally ill Californians to undergo treatment at the request of relatives, caretakers and others has been challenged in the state Supreme Court by advocates for disabled and poor people, who say those who may have …
Two San Francisco attorneys have been appointed to the State Bar Board of Trustees by the California Supreme Court. The new trustees are Raymond Buenaventura, founder of Buenaventura Law Firm, and Sarah A. Good, partner and chief talent and inclusion …
The California Supreme Court Historical Society was founded in 1989 as a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California's legal and judicial history, and particularly that of our state Supreme Court. …
Every year, the national court reporting industry loses 82 percent more workers than it gains. While approximately 1,120 stenographers retire, at most 200 enter the market — an annual labor decrease of 920 reporters. As of 2018, the supply of active court …
Both women have been in their positions on the California Supreme Court for less than a month, but Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and Associate Justice Kelli Evans received standing ovations at the recent dinner of the Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers …
California judge orders release of footage of Pelosi attackMartin.Novitski Thu, 01/26/2023 - 10:36 NewsLink Footage of the attack on former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband will be released to the public after a judge on Wednesday denied …
The Board of Supervisors directed the Executive Office to identify possible solutions to the cascade of court dismissals in Riverside County and request that California's chief justice meet with local officials for a reality check on the impact …
Luis Céspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of the Governor and a Latino Change Maker, is interviewed at The Sacramento Bee offices Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, in Sacramento. Jan 24, 2023
"We need to make sure that the role of court reporters is reassured," said new Assembly Judiciary Chair Brian Maienschein. "They do vital work, and we want to make sure that there are reliable, well-paying court reporter jobs and the court …
The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the murder convictions and death sentence for a man who killed three people and committed a series of other crimes in San Diego in 1985. The court ordered a new trial for Billy Ray Waldon, ruling …
The Board of Supervisors tomorrow will consider whether to order a report aimed at identifying solutions to the ongoing cascade of court dismissals in Riverside County, and whether to make a pointed request to the state's chief justice to meet with …
A report published last month by the East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy, or EBASE, a local immigrant and tenants rights advocacy group, offers strong evidence that the deck is stacked against tenants in courtrooms.
From hiring freezes to standard information technology maintenance and the unknown timing and value of the San Francisco building sale, the board reviewed numerous budget options, drawing on its decreasing general fund reserve balance and structural …
