• Professional Probation Recommended for Attorney Whose Briefs Had AI-Generated Fake Quotes

    The Recorder
    February 26, 2026

    (Subscription required) A State Bar Court judge on Wednesday approved the disciplinary agreement between bar attorneys and Amir Mostafavi, which includes a stayed one-year license suspension, required ethics school attendance and mandated coursework on “the risks and benefits of the use of AI tools in legal work.”

    Related: Daily Journal, Metropolitan News-Enterprise

  • Advancing the CARE Act in San Bernardino County: A collaborative site visit focused on community impact

    San Bernardino County
    February 26, 2026

    On Feb. 23, the San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Department, in partnership with the County Administrative Office and multiple Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) partners within the county welcomed representatives from the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS), Judicial Council, state partners and community collaborators for a CARE Act site visit.

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Judge Daniel Juarez

    Daily Journal
    February 25, 2026

    (Subscription required) His department is where disputes may be framed as fights over property -- trusts, estates, conservatorships and accountings -- but are often driven by something harder to quantify: memory, family history, grief, obligation and the private arithmetic of who did what for whom.

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Judge Michael E. Whitaker

    Daily Journal
    February 24, 2026

    (Subscription required) In a general civil courtroom where cases range from neighborhood disputes to nationally watched litigation, Judge Michael E. Whitaker treats every trial like a flight plan -- preparation first, departure on time.