(Subscription required) The veteran San Diego County Superior Court judge said she overcame racism, sexism, humble beginnings, a deadly childhood illness and the rough and tumble world of California state politics on her way to her current position.

(Subscription required) “It really seemed to me like it was the right time for me to do something new,” Dhanidina said in an interview Tuesday. “I didn’t want to wait until I was completely burnt out on what I was doing before making any kind of change.”

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(Subscription required) Justice Stephen Breyer said proposals to restructure the Supreme Court could damage its reputation as an apolitical body, dealing a blow to progressives pressing to increase the number of justices to counter Republican successes in seating three members nominated by former President Donald Trump.