Div. One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal has held, in a case of first impression, that the failure to strictly comply with a regulation setting forth the steps that a private party must take before filing legal action under Proposition 65, a statute that was adopted to protect the public from unwilling exposure to toxic chemicals and which gives prosecutorial agencies a first-right-of-refusal regarding enforcement, is not fatal to the litigation.

(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom has moved to fill a third of the nine vacancies on California’s courts of appeals, naming three justices to three districts across the state in a Thursday night announcement.

Retired Administrative Presiding Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Daniel Kremer passed on February 17, 2026.  Presiding Justice Kremer is a 1960 graduate of Stanford University with a degree in political science and a 1963 graduate of Stanford Law School.

(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court's Mediation Volunteer Panel resolved 46% of more than 1,000 mediations in 2025, offering free three-hour sessions to help judges manage overwhelming civil caseloads.