(Subscription required) Marking its 10th anniversary, Los Angeles' DREAM Court has served sexually exploited children as dependents rather than criminals through a trauma-informed, collaborative approach since its founding after the 2014 passage of SB 855.

(Subscription required) The California Supreme Court's landmark J.O. decision restores judicial oversight of bad-faith judicial disqualification challenges, leading the Los Angeles Superior Court to implement new rules protecting judicial independence and public confidence in the courts.

(Subscription required) After 25 years in criminal law, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Julian C. Recana left behind felony prosecutions and criminal assignments for an unfamiliar world of civil litigation. Guided by his retired judge father, Recana says the transition has rekindled his love of learning while reshaping his approach to judging. 

The California Supreme Court held yesterday that a failure to plead that coverage limits on underlying insurance policies have been fully paid out is not fatal to a party’s claims for declaratory relief and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing against higher-tiered excess insurers.