(Subscription required) The city also asked the circuit court to halt a contempt hearing the judge scheduled, arguing that he is exceeding his authority to interfere with elected officials' decision-making and making rulings based on information not presented in court.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Matthew Braner on Wednesday parses a request from California Attorney General Rob Bonta that would force Southern California’s largest provider of specialty care for children to continue providing gender-affirming medical procedures and medications to its patients.

Div. Three of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has taken the unusual action of reversing a judgment without determining whether it was correct or erroneous, telling the trial court, on remand, to dismiss the election-related petition as moot.

(Subscription required) Known for handling murder, gang and postconviction cases, Norwalk Superior Court Judge Roger T. Ito now spends one day a week presiding over complex civil personal injury trials. Attorneys say the veteran criminal judge applies the same preparation, even temperament and respect for jurors that have defined his felony courtroom for decades.