California’s cash-strapped court system will get $63 million restored from May’s initial budget revision by Gov. Jerry Brown. The compromise proposal issued Tuesday between Brown and the Legislature’s Democratic leaders keeps the judiciary’s budget at $1.2 billion, down by over…
A federal judge who has been a Whitewater prosecutor and judge on the secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court will now oversee administration of the federal courts. U.S. District Judge John Bates takes over July 1 as head of the Administrative…
California’s judicial branch has seen a cut of $1 billion in the last five years, a reduction of nearly 65 percent. This has meant, since 2010 that 22 courthouses have and another 30 courts have cut back hours. In addition,…
A federal prosecutor in Northern California has been tapped for a spot on the San Francisco Superior Court by Gov. Jerry Brown. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tracie Brown, 42, will replace Judge Kevin McCarthy. Brown was one of three lawyers picked…
Combining two of my favorite things – the law and professional bicycle racing — Janier Acevedo won stage two of the Amgen Tour of California Monday for the Jamis-Hagens Berman team. This has got to be one of the biggest…
California’s judicial governing body took an historic step to shift away from the funding allocation to 58 county courts and move to a system based on workload. The hope is that the change will get the Legislature off its back…
A disgruntled former student of Trump University sued for deceptive business practices and got sued in return by the school on a claim of defamation. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to toss out the defamation case Wednesday.…
California’s judiciary has increased its racial and gender diversity since 2006, although Hispanics and women remain underrepresented compared to their share of the general population in the state. An annual report on judicial diversity in California shows African-American judges are…
Apple will not be allowed to permanently block sale of 26 models of older Samsung smartphones, in the aftermath of a patent infringement trial, a federal judge in San Jose ruled Monday. “Samsung may have cut into Apple’s customer base…
Four state courthouse construction projects may be headed for the dust bin to free funds to pay for $550 million coming due on the Long Beach Courthouse construction project. The California Judicial Council previously shelved seven courthouse building projects in…
In the tooting our own horn department, editors at the ABA Journal announced Monday they have selected Trialinsider.com as one of the top 100 best blogs for a legal audience. We couldn’t be prouder. Now that the editors have made…
Cory Jasperson, the former chief of staff for Palo Alto Sen. Joe Simitian, will take over as lobbyist for the state judiciary, otherwise known as the chief advocate for the Judicial Council. A search committee headed by Justice Marvin Baxter…
A mystery non-profit in Arizona has admitted it “laundered” an $11 million contribution to a campaign to defeat California Gov. Jerry Brown’s tax increase in Prop. 30, according to the Fair Political Practices Commission. The weekend order by the California…