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  • Judicial Profile: San Diego County Judge Victor Manuel Torres

    Daily Journal
    March 24, 2023

    With 50% to 60% of the cases on his calendar being litigated without attorneys, clarity can be hard to come by. "Lots of times it can be frustrating because you want to tell them what to do," he acknowledged. "They might not know the law, yet they are expected to follow the rules in the courtroom like everyone else." All he can do is steer them to resources where they might find help.

  • Local bars expected to renew objection to non-exam licensure

    Daily Journal
    March 24, 2023

    The group of bar associations being asked to sign the public opposition includes all of those that repeatedly opposed licensing lawyers without testing them through all the meetings of the Blue Ribbon Commission on the Future of the Bar Exam.

  • California high court pushes state bar to police ethics conflicts

    Reuters
    March 23, 2023

    The California Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to fast-track changes meant to identify potential conflicts of interest among potential bar leaders.

  • Supreme Court tells bar to speed up conflict of interest guides

    Daily Journal
    March 23, 2023

    The California Supreme Court directed the State Bar on Wednesday to fast-track new, more robust procedures to help identify potential conflicts of interest among candidates for key offices in the agency and the State Bar Court.

    Related: California Courts Newsroom

  • State Courts Seeking Vendor for Managed Services

    Industry Insider - Gov Tech
    March 22, 2023

    The Judicial Council of California has issued a request for proposals for the shift. Vendors’ questions about the project are due by April 3, and the deadline for proposals is April 25.

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis

    Daily Journal
    March 22, 2023

    Before and after graduating from law school she spent seven years as an elementary school teacher. She champions education "so we can all be critical thinkers and see things for ourselves. When kids grow up and don't understand their government ... cannot read or write at grade level ... that is one of the mortal sins."

  • Commentary: State Bar — We've Learned From Our Past Failures

    The Recorder
    March 22, 2023

    After repeated failures to discipline disgraced attorney Tom Girardi, the state bar's Board of Trustees chair and executive director say the agency is committed to ongoing and rigorous self-examination and improvement.