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Judicial Profile: San Diego County Commissioner James Atkins

Daily Journal

October 16, 2026

(Subscription required) After more than a decade handling family law cases, Commissioner James T. Atkins knows the limits of judicial intervention but remains committed to helping families navigate their most difficult conflicts.
Commission to Consider Appointments to Courts of Appeal

California Courts Newsroom

October 15, 2026

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public in-person hearings in San Francisco on Nov. 16 to consider two appointments to California’s Court of Appeal in San Francisco.
State Bar Releases 2026 Report Card on the Diversity of California’s Legal Profession

The State Bar of California

October 15, 2026

Although substantial disparities remain, California’s attorneys continue to become more representative of the state population, with newly admitted attorneys the primary driver of this gradual progress.
9th Circuit orders injunction against California law requiring federal agents to display identification

Daily Journal

October 15, 2026

(Subscription required) The appeals court ruled that California cannot require federal law enforcement officers to display their agency and badge numbers, finding that the law violates the constitutional principle of intergovernmental immunity.

Related: Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Courthouse News Service

Sacramento city leaders promise push for CARE Court reform after Bee series

Sacramento Bee

October 14, 2026

A key part of the proposal was to push for legislative reform to CARE Court. McCarty said that he will lead the effort on the behalf of a coalition of big city mayors to seek change at the state level.
State Bar Drafts Plans for a Remote, California-Specific Bar Exam

The Recorder

October 13, 2026

(Subscription required) The state bar's Committee of Bar Examiners has given initial approval to a multiple choice California-focused test format that would be administered several times a year.
Appointments of Giza, Pánuco to Court of Appeal Confirmed

Metropolitan News-Enterprise

October 13, 2026

The Commission on Judicial Appointments yesterday confirmed the appointments of Alexander Giza and Cindy Pánuco as associate justices of this district’s Court of Appeal. They will serve on Div. Three.
Judicial Profile: Riverside County Judge Sharunne L. Foster

Daily Journal

October 13, 2026

(Subscription required) Riverside County Superior Court Judge Sharunne L. Foster draws on nearly two decades as a prosecutor and a commitment to compassion as she helps families navigate domestic violence disputes, custody battles, and the difficult task of moving forward.

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