In Riverside County, Judge Magdalena Cohen uses her experience as part of the first cohort of CARE court judges to create a welcoming courtroom and maintain full-service partnerships.

(Subscription required) A federal appeals court overturned a California man's insider trading conviction, ruling the trial judge failed to adequately investigate a juror who expressed doubts about his ability to remain impartial.

(Subscription required) A Los Angeles judge allowed sensitive alternative-cause evidence, declined to delay trial, and weighed summary judgment in coordinated social media addiction cases, as defendants challenge causation and plaintiffs push claims forward.

The Sixth District Court of Appeal has held that a trial judge erred in dismissing criminal charges faced by a defendant who was placed on mental health diversion based on a finding that the party made “amazing progress” while in custody for a new crime spree committed during the period of supervision, declaring that a court does not have “unfettered” discretion to determine what qualifies as satisfactory performance.