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Court officials said they did not know when it would reopen.


Community News, Law Practice

San Diego Legal Aid Society gets new leader

Jan. 22, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Joanne Franciscus has held several positions during 11 years at Legal Aid, most recently chief operating officer, overseeing d...



California Courts of Appeal, Community News

Epstein died last March. He retired as presiding judge of Division 4 of the 2nd District in 2018. He had served 28 years on th...


Community News

Consumer Attorneys of San Diego to honor 6 at annual dinner

Jan. 18, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Joshua D. Gruenberg of Gruenberg Law will be honored as Lawyer of the Year.



Community News, Judges and Judiciary

There are nine contested races for Superior Court seats in Los Angeles County, including two challenges to incumbents. Several...


Community News

Public Counsel receives $3M from Mackenzie Scott

Jan. 11, 2024
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

“The gift is the single largest contribution in Public Counsel’s 54-year history and will provide an unprecedented boost to ou...



Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations

The recipients are retired California Supreme Court Justice Carlos R. Moreno, 2nd District Court of Appeal Division 4 Presidin...


Community News, Judges and Judiciary

6 California judges honored by National Judicial College

Dec. 20, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

Several judges were honored for adhering to the law and Constitution despite opposing public opinion, political pressure and p...



California Supreme Court, Community News, Criminal

The article "describes the extent to which the state's realignment legislation and the subsequent initiative measures in the p...


Community News



Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations

San Diego County Bar Association elects 2024 officers

Nov. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.


Community News, Labor/Employment

The Nov. 3 event was held at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco's Chinatown.



Community News

Consumer attorneys hand out honors at annual convention

Nov. 20, 2023
By Malcolm Maclachlan

The Consumer Attorneys of the Year Award went to Deborah Chang, Randi McGinn, Zoe Littlepage with Athea Trial Lawyers LLP in E...


Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero will join Los Angeles County Superior Court Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner and other comm...



Community News, State Bar & Bar Associations

Gone With the Dogs

Nov. 13, 2023
By Jessica Lynn Murray


Community News, Criminal

Director Katharine Tinto said it’s the clinic’s 19th successful case since 2017, when its students started compassionate relea...



Community News, Education Law

“I was proud to highlight our commitment to diversity and to advancing the rule of law,” Dean Robert A. Schapiro.


Civil Rights, Community News

Volunteer lawyers from other firms and companies, as well as from other organizations, are invited to participate in this proj...



Community News

“We pulled together 30 thought-leaders from Blank Rome, clients and friends of mine and the firm, to talk about their career d...


Community News

Cotchett Pitre & McCarthy LLP partner Niall P. McCarthy was presented with the Lifetime Legal Achievement Award at the 15t...



California Supreme Court, Community News, Technology

The current and former chief justices of California met on a Sacramento stage on Thursday and talked about a range of issues f...


Community News



Community News, Law Practice

Wednesday's celebration was held in New York and livestreamed to The Lot at Formosa in West Hollywood.


Community News, Law Practice



California Courts of Appeal, Community News

Supreme Court Historical Society bestows legal writer awards

Aug. 22, 2023
By Douglas Saunders Sr.

The top three writers represented UC Irvine School of Law and UC Berkeley School of Law. They read summaries of their papers t...


Community News

Recent scandals in the Southern California legal community cast a pall over what was otherwise an occasion for celebration.



Community News, Real Estate/Development

Attorneys for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights accused the Los Angeles Community Action Network of having a hand in shaping ...


Community News, Real Estate/Development

Attorneys for the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights accused the Los Angeles Community Action Network of having a hand in shaping ...



Community News, Education Law

LA ABOTA holds 1st mock trial with students

May 25, 2023
By Skyler Romero

“We are really hoping people go home to their families and start thinking about what kind of career they want to have, and we...


Community News