The Judicial Council of California honored two recipients of its 2023 Distinguished Service Award, which recognizes people and organizations for their extraordinary leadership and contributions to the administration of justice in California. One jurist was honored with the Aranda Access to Justice Award, which honors a judge demonstrating a long-term, tireless commitment to improving, and promoting fairness and access to the courts, especially for low-and moderate-income Californians.

The Supreme Court is likely to take some action at its conference tomorrow on an original writ petition filed by California’s Legislature and its Governor seeking to prevent next year’s November ballot from including an initiative that would make it more difficult to enact new taxes.

(Subscription required) A Los Angeles County judge approved nearly $4,000 in sanctions against the Law Offices of Sheldon Rosenfield for failing to meet a deadline for interrogatory responses in an employment case against a trucking company.

(Subscription required) A State Bar judge on Monday ordered a bar prosecutor to address Fifth Amendment due process concerns before she decides to either pause or allow an involuntary suspension proceeding against former Girardi Keese attorney David R. Lira, the son-in-law of disbarred and indicted plaintiffs’ attorney Tom Girardi.