(Subscription required) "I just really enjoy trial work," he continued. "It's something I enjoyed when I was at the U.S. attorney's office years ago. It's something I enjoy here as a judge now, too. Just the nature of trials: jurors, watching the attorneys do their job."

(Subscription required) A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday ruled in favor of tenants in one of the largest eviction cases in recent history, finding that landlord Douglas Emmett Inc.'s actions were inconsistent with California's Ellis Act. The decision prevents the eviction of hundreds of tenants from the Barrington Plaza complex in West Los Angeles.

In a unanimous decision released June 6, the California Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeals’ ruling on People’s Park in an opinion that primarily boiled down to the application of Assembly Bill 1307.

(Subscription required) Los Angeles County Superior Court will test an updated version of LACourtConnect in certain probate courtrooms that will allow attorneys appearing remotely to check in the same day up to a few minutes before their hearing. The trial starts July 1.