Justice Leondra R. Kruger, a Pasadena native and member of the California Supreme Court, was lauded as the 41st Assembly District’s ‘Unsung Hero’ by Assemblymember Chris Holden and the California Legislative Black Caucus.

The California Supreme Court held yesterday that a party that was found to have waived its right to a trial by jury is not entitled to relief from that waiver simply by showing that proceeding with a jury would not cause hardship on the court or the other party.

(Subscription required) State bar leaders on Monday unveiled proposed licensing fee increases that, if approved by the Legislature, could push active lawyers’ annual bills to more than $600 starting in 2025.

“My biggest rule is: please do not split time,” the former Chief Justice said. She explained that “the justices don’t ask questions in a lineal fashion” and you can’t be certain “when [particular questions] will come.”