After two years of construction, Lakeport’s new courthouse has opened its doors for business. The new facility is located at 675 Lakeport Blvd. The Judicial Council of California built the $83.8 million building on 5.74 acres with state court fees, a funding stream established through 2008 legislation to support construction, renovation, and operation of court facilities. 

(Subscription required) After more than 25 years as a prosecutor, the San Diego County judge discovered that making the decisions from the bench carries a responsibility she could not fully appreciate from the other side of the courtroom. 

A homeless man who intruded upon school grounds at night and stole a pig which was slaughtered and partially consumed could not rely upon a provision providing an exception to the animal cruelty statute by recognizing the “right to kill all animals used for food,” the Sixth District Court of Appeal declared on Thursday.

The Fifth District Court of Appeal has rejected the contention of a student that a school district was not immune from liability in connection with injuries he received when a teacher blocked him when he was attempting to shoot a basket, holding that the defense of primary assumption of the risk applies even though the incident took place during school hours and in the course of a class, rather than in an extracurricular game.