Div. Eight of the Court of Appeal for this district has affirmed an award of attorney fees amounting to nearly $5 million in a disability-discrimination action brought by a former employee against the California Department of Consumer Affairs.

(Subscription required) Enderton-Speed is the director of the Leadership Support Services Office at the Judicial Council of California. She is expected to start her new position on Nov. 3.

To Judge Eric Fleming, team sport dynamics are an apt metaphor for youth rehabilitation. The players are defendants ages 18 to 24. These are “high risk, high need” young adults getting a shot at having their charges dismissed — if they can make it through a year and a half or so of counseling and educational programming. 

(Subscription required) Judge Kelly Babineau, the first in her family to attend college, built her career as a public defender before moving into family law. Colleagues praise her work ethic, adaptability, and commitment to giving every case the attention it deserves.