The Office of Chief Trial Counsel said Friday it plans to seek disbarment of Drexel Andrew Bradshaw because he previously breached his fiduciary duties with another trust client in 2017.

(Subscription required) A former Contra Costa County Superior Court judge tossed for misconduct has persuaded the California Supreme Court to agree with a state bar decision restoring his law license.

The federal appeals panel in the case two months ago asked the California high court to answer, “Is a contractual clause that substantially limits damages for an intentional wrong but does not entirely exempt a party from liability for all possible damages valid under California Civil Code Section 1668?”

What has changed over the past decade is the likelihood that police will arrest someone for stealing. According to state data obtained by KQED, about 15% of theft cases resulted in an arrest in 2013, the year before Proposition 47 passed. In 2022, that number had dropped to 6.6%. That means in more than 90% of reported cases of theft, no one is ever arrested.