The California State Senate today confirmed the appointment of Laura Enderton-Speed as the Executive Director of the State Bar. The State Bar Board of Trustees announced Enderton-Speed’s appointment in September 2025, and she began her role as the Executive Director on November 3, 2025.

(Subscription required) A Los Angeles judge ruled that an existing deposition protocol will govern questioning of a newly added therapist witness in the next social media addiction bellwether trial.

(Subscription required) The high court on June 3 in Los Angeles will hear Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court, a lawsuit filed in 2024 by two legal aid groups who argue the state’s ban on electronically recording many types of proceedings violates litigants’ right to a verbatim record.

(Subscription required) Drawing on more than two decades in dependency court, Superior Court Commissioner Caitlin C. Taylor approaches juvenile justice with an emphasis on listening, education and accountability, encouraging minors to think about school, careers and life beyond the courtroom.