(Subscription required) Criminal defense attorney Jeanne M. Munoz said Awoniyi has had one of the best training programs a new presiding judge could have: running the court's Department 9 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Department 9 plays a central role in the criminal calendar, holding preliminary hearings and assigning cases and attorneys out to other courtrooms.

(Subscription required) The Shasta County Superior Court began moving into the new Redding Courthouse on Monday, Feb. 12. The six-story, 14-courtroom building will allow the county to consolidate courts under one roof.

(Subscription required) The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against a Burbank attorney for charging nonrefundable fees. The bar said the case was one of a growing number in which attorneys are accused of charging nonrefundable fees.

(Subscription required) Lawyers for a former Uber Technologies Inc. driver have urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to review a California state appellate ruling that allowed a plaintiff’s claims on behalf of other workers under the Private Attorney Generals Act to be decided in court.