The Court of Appeal for this district has held that where a judge did not declare bail to be forfeited where the defendant failed to show up the first time, there was no power to make such an order upon a subsequent non-appearance because jurisdiction had been lost.

(Subscription required) During oral arguments on Tuesday, all three judges on the panel appeared to sympathize with Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate's argument that the president's determination to federalize the National Guard was not subject to judicial review - or should be granted significant deference despite Gov. Gavin Newsom's opposition.

The Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, is looking for a vendor to replace its 20-year-old Jury Management System. The existing web-based system was originally developed in-house, and the court would like to see a new system that enables paperless features wherever possible, the request for proposal reads.

A series of new laws will go into effect in California on July 1. They range from legislation related to consumer issues to a law seeking to crack down on retail theft, as well as minimum wage hikes in many Bay Area cities.