• Judicial Council holds courthouse meeting Oct. 4

    Plumas Sun
    October 4, 2023

    Pella McCormick, the director of the Council’s Facilities Services office, will provide background information on the plans to construct a $100 million three-courtroom building in Quincy. She will also address the Council’s process for selecting and acquiring a site for the new courthouse, projected to be a 54,000 square foot building. 

  • Judicial Profile: Los Angeles County Judge Virginia Keeny

    Daily Journal
    October 4, 2023

    (Subscription required) "She did not care how difficult the case was, so long as it was a righteous case to take," said Keeny's former partner, Randall Renick of Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai. "She had jail abuse and police abuse cases that were very tough. She took on the most powerful adversaries. Quite a few with LAPD."

  • Today: California Supreme Court to Hold Oral Argument Remotely

    California Courts Newsroom
    October 4, 2023

    The California Supreme Court will host its oral argument session remotely on Wednesday in light of events in San Francisco’s Civic Center honoring the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

    Related: At the Lectern

  • CARE Court begins with a whisper, not a bang

    Daily Journal
    October 3, 2023

    (Subscription required) The official launch of CARE Court on Monday came with more of a whisper than a bang as petitions trickled into the seven pilot counties throughout the state who will provide non-compulsory programs designed to give those suffering from severe mental health disorders easy access to health and housing resources.