• Column: From feline filters to digital doppelgängers: When AI makes an appearance

    Daily Journal
    May 2, 2025

    (Subscription required) We've progressed from accidental glitches to deliberate digital representation - from "I'm not a cat" to "I'm not even here." This shift raises profound questions for California courts about authenticity, representation, and the boundaries of technological assistance in courtrooms.

  • Leah Wilson to Step Down as State Bar Executive Director

    The Recorder
    May 2, 2025

    (Subscription required) Wilson's announcement to the bar's trustees Friday morning comes as thousands of people who took the February 2025 bar exam still don't know when they will learn if they passed or failed.

  • Imperial County DA, Sheriff Launch Firearm Relinquishment Program

    Calexico Chronicle
    May 2, 2025

    This local initiative is part of California’s first-ever court-based firearm relinquishment program, established through the Budget Act of 2022 (Assembly Bill 178), according to the DA’s office. The legislation allocated $40 million in one-time funding to the Judicial Council of California to ensure the consistent and safe removal of firearms from individuals prohibited from possessing them due to court orders.

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  • Column: The beauty and power of showing up in courtrooms

    Daily Journal
    May 2, 2025

    (Subscription required) After a week of in-person appearances in multiple courthouses, I was reminded of the profound responsibility and privilege we hold as attorneys to uphold justice, represent all voices, and preserve the integrity of our legal system, which remains a critical check on government power.