Cheryl Miller

December 20, 2007 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

6 minute read

December 14, 2006 | Law.com

California's Commission on Judicial Performance removed Superior Court Judge Diana Hall from the Santa Barbara County bench on Tuesday for "materially deceitful and lawless" conduct. The commission cited Hall's 2003 drunk-driving conviction, an attempt to cloak a romantic partner's campaign contribution and her improper quizzing of a prosecutor who requested a different judge. The commission said Hall's "inability to exercise self-restraint ... convinces us there is a strong likelihood she will re-offend."

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 05, 2006 | Law.com

Attorney General Bill Lockyer charged five people Wednesday in connection with the HP pretexting scandal, including lawyer Kevin Hunsaker. Ann Baskins, who took the Fifth before Congress last week, wasn't named.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

March 01, 2006 | The Recorder

In annual speech, the chief justice all but begged indifferent legislators for courthouse construction money.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 05, 2009 | Law.com

Public defenders in Alameda County, Calif., stopped taking many out-of-custody misdemeanor and probation violation cases Monday, citing the expected loss of 14 attorneys through layoffs on Sept. 4. Public Defender Diane Bellas' actions reflect the dire choices public defenders around the U.S. face as government budgets shrink. Across the bay in San Francisco, Public Defender Jeff Adachi said his office started declining complex, time-intensive cases in March and has since referred about 20 defendants to private counsel.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 16, 2007 | The Recorder

Faced with a business-backed initiative that would curb class actions, trial lawyers have readied a trio of counter measures.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 16, 2008 | The Recorder

Opponents of gay marriage have already raised $1.5 million for a ballot measure aimed at reversing Thursday's decision.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

December 09, 2005 | Law.com

The California Commission on Judicial Performance has taken the unusual step of publicly seeking the ouster of a Superior Court judge allegedly stricken with a degenerative brain disease. The judicial watchdog agency on Wednesday said Los Angeles Judge Rodney Nelson has a disability -- likely permanent -- that "seriously interferes" with his ability to serve on the bench. Judicial sources with knowledge of the situation said Nelson began exhibiting signs of forgetfulness earlier this year.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

August 06, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

Alameda County, Calif.'s public defenders on Monday stopped taking many out-of-custody misdemeanor and probation violation cases, citing the expected loss of 14 attorneys through layoffs on Sept. 4.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 23, 2011 | The Recorder

The bar suggests charging for case management conferences, while Niall McCarthy of Consumer Attorneys says his group is working on a variety of solutions.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read