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Lawmakers Find $100 Million for Trial Courts

By Cheryl Miller | 5/23/13 5:41 PM

AOC administrative director Steven Jahr promised that judicial leaders would put the money to use "transparently and efficiently."

Brown Taps Three Prosecutors for S.F. Bench

By Max Taves | 5/21/13 5:03 PM

SAN FRANCISCO -- Governor Jerry Brown named three prosecutors, including the state attorney general's top deputy, to the San Francisco Superior Court bench Tuesday. Chief deputy AG Rochelle East,...

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Capital Accounts: Judges Want Watchdog On Shorter Leash

By Cheryl Miller | 5/17/13 2:36 PM

SACRAMENTO -- The Commission on Judicial Performance publicly released a set of amended disciplinary rules for jurists on May 16. And the state's largest judges lobby isn't too happy about the...

Orrick Confirmed to Fed Bench

By Vanessa Blum | 5/15/13 5:59 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — Despite partisan fighting in Washington, D.C., the distinguished Orrick name will once again be a fixture in San Francisco's federal courthouse. The Senate on Wednesday...

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Brown Offers No New Money for Courts

By Cheryl Miller | 5/14/13 4:59 PM

Latest take on state spending plan is a disappointment for Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who will need lawmakers to press her case in the coming weeks.

Path Cleared for Vote on Orrick Bench Nomination

By Vanessa Blum | 5/10/13 11:52 AM

SAN FRANCISCO — After waiting for nearly a year, Bay Area lawyer William Orrick III has cleared his final hurdle to a Senate vote on his nomination for the U.S. District Court. Democrats and...

At Ninth Circuit, Moderates Do the Talking

By Scott Graham | 5/10/13 9:55 AM

A Recorder review found Judge Milan Smith produced the most majority opinions during a three-year period, though several of the court's conservatives had high dissent rates.

Court Audits Spot Problems With Drugs, Guns and Money

By Max Taves | 4/29/13 5:00 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — Drug evidence stored in open sandwich bags. Toxic biological and chemical evidence not sealed. Those were among the findings outlined in the latest audit of Alameda County...

Plaintiffs Shop Loses Bid to Compel Ethics Suit to Arbitration

By Scott Graham | 4/26/13 5:44 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — If a law firm wants to compel arbitration of a dispute with a former client, it had better make sure it signed its attorney-client agreement. That's the lesson of a ruling...

Judicial Council Adopts Funding Plan

By Max Taves | 4/26/13 3:36 PM

SAN FRANCISCO — Aiming to ease years-in-the-making budget disparities aggravated by large budget cuts, the governing body of California's judiciary on Friday approved a complex new formula to...

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