Cheryl Miller

October 09, 2024 | The Recorder

"No matter what a person's background, race, or economic standing, if the juror does not pay attention, the juror does not belong on any jury," wrote Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 08, 2024 | The Recorder

"No California case yet has directly addressed whether a stipulation to apply California law renders an otherwise unenforceable forum selection clause enforceable," Justice John Segal wrote. "We hold it does not."

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | The Recorder

The state bar will ask active lawyers how many hours of free and low-cost legal work they performed in the previous calendar year. The information will be kept confidential, and there's no penalty for refusing to provide it.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 03, 2024 | The Recorder

SB 940, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, will create a voluntary, state bar-run program to certify ADR firms and neutrals found to be in compliance with ethics rules.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 01, 2024 | The Recorder

Gov. Gavin Newsom's approval of AB 1755 means business groups will stop threatening to place a contingency fee cap initiative before voters in 2026 and plaintiffs attorneys won't reciprocate with their own ballot measure.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 30, 2024 | The Recorder

Former Justice Mariano-Florentino "Tino" Cuéllar, now president of a Washington, D.C., think tank, is part of a group that will advise Gov. Gavin Newsom on possible generative AI guardrails.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 30, 2024 | The Recorder

The California Supreme Court previously said it would not consider a proposal to allow Kaplan Exam Services to write the multiple-choice section of the bar exam unless the Committee on Bar Examiners "considered and approved" the move first.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 30, 2024 | The Recorder

The governor also named seven superior court judges on Monday, including four in Alameda County.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 27, 2024 | The Recorder

Nathaniel James McGuire, 20, was scheduled to make his first court appearance Friday on a federal charge related to Wednesday's explosion at a courthouse in Santa Maria.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

September 26, 2024 | The Recorder

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department said Nathaniel McGuire lobbed an improvised explosive device in the Santa Maria courthouse, where he was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read