(Subscription required) The tough-on-crime voter initiative was passed without a built-in funding mechanism--and several Democrat legislators have gone on record saying they are under no obligation to provide additional money.

Nancy Black helped guide the work of the Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions, an independent committee established by the California Supreme Court that advised judges on a range of modern ethical issues.

(Subscription required) The union representing many of California's court-employed shorthand reporters is sponsoring legislation that would allow more electronic recording of certain case types but only if certain conditions are met.

At the April 17 event, “Justice Kruger will discuss the experiences and decisions that shaped her path to the bench and answer general questions about the judiciary in a conversation facilitated by Drake Law Dean Roscoe Jones, Jr.”