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Judicial Profile: James Ritchie
On a recent morning in his San Rafael courtroom, Judge James Ritchie, who has spent most of his judicial career in criminal court, didn't hesitate to wade into a thicket of complicated civil cases. He aggressively but politely engaged the attorneys with questions and suggestions, trying to find common ground or move toward a solution. According to Charles Cacciatore, a Marin deputy DA, the judge's actions that day reflect his style, "He's always trying to do the right thing, listens to both sides."
Thelen Reid Responds to Associate Raises With Two-Tier Pay Scale
On Friday, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner became the last major California law firm to announce its response to the wave of associate salary increases. The firm has also created a two-tier compensation structure that pays most associates either $145,000 or $160,000, based on how many hours they work -- a system the firm says is a response to associates' concerns about work-life balance. Fenwick & West went to a similar system when it raised salaries in May -- but few other firms have elected to do so.Policastro v. Tenafly Board of Education
A school's content-neutral mailbox policy was a valid time, place and manner limitation and did not violate plaintiff's First Amendment rights.Property Right Denied Over Dead Body
California's 2nd District Court of Appeal has concluded that property rights don't apply to dead bodies, finding that a contrary 9th Circuit decision was at odds with over 100 years of state court precedent. The state decision turns away a family's negligence suit against the Los Angeles county coroner's office for keeping a shooting victim's remains unembalmed and unrefrigerated for a week. The court also found that the coroner had no duty to preserve the remains under the state's Health and Safety Code.
Bar may Require Higher Marks on Ethics Exam
State Bar leaders, worried that law students aren't being drilled sufficiently on legal ethics, are leaning toward toughening the state's requirements for passing a nationally administered test on the subject. Meeting in San Francisco on Saturday, the State Bar Board of Governors voted 13-5 to ask the Committee of Bar Examiners to consider raising the minimum passing score.
Calif. Bar Aims Fat Fee Hike at Inactive Lawyers
California Bar dues could be going up, with the heftiest increase being borne by lawyers who don't practice law. The organization is seeking to increase dues by $5 per year for the state's active members and a whopping $85 for inactive attorneys. Bar leaders retreated from an earlier proposal that would have forced bad lawyers to pay a substantial portion of the costs of their own disciplinary proceedings. The idea had come under heavy attack from both inside and outside the Bar.TRENDING STORIES
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