The California Supreme Court has rejected a state bar proposal to automatically expunge records of attorney discipline other than disbarment after eight years.

(Subscription required) Superior Court Judge Syna N. Dennis draws lessons from photography and family law, focusing her courtroom lens on empathy, clarity and the best interests of children.

The Judicial Council of California is planning to build a new 23,097-square-foot courthouse in Quincy on the site currently occupied by Feather Publishing Company. Construction costs are estimated at $100.9 million, with the building expected to be completed by February 2032.

The Sixth District Court of Appeal has held that a trial judge erred in sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend to a putative class action complaint asserting false advertising claims based on the defendant’s purportedly false labeling in the company’s products indicating a high amount of the chemical in marijuana responsible for the intoxicating results.