• California High Court Asked to OK More February Bar Exam Aid as Pass Rate Approaches Record High

    The Recorder
    June 9, 2025

    (Subscription required) The state bar wants to impute test scores for a small group of people who failed the February bar exam. If the high court says yes, approximately 79 more people will pass.

  • Judges to Visit Local Classrooms for Constitution Month

    Redheaded Blackbelt
    June 7, 2025

    In celebration of Constitution Month this September, the California Superior Court for Humboldt County invites teachers across Humboldt to request a classroom visit from a judge. This is the third annual celebration celebrated nationally on Constitution Day, September 17. The annual event celebrates the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787.

  • San Luis Obispo could be getting a new county courthouse

    KSBY
    June 6, 2025

    A new county courthouse could be coming to San Luis Obispo. “With the current courthouse and some of the facility and its shortcomings and inadequacies, it's really important for us to build this new courthouse to ensure that we're providing that access to the public and the community,” said Kim Bobic, Judicial Council of California Senior Project Manager.

  • The fishermen allying with farmers in California’s water wars

    Politico
    June 6, 2025

    In California’s water wars, fishermen and farmers have long been enemies. But now that federal and state regulators have closed the salmon commercial fishing season for an unprecedented third year in a row to protect declining populations, at least one major commercial fishing group is shifting its alliances.