• Eastman Defends Claims of Dead Voters, Voting Machine Issues in 2020 Election

    The Recorder
    October 23, 2023

    (Subscription required) Testifying before California's State Bar Court, John Eastman said that even if elections officials found just a handful of ballots cast by deceased voters — including many who died after voting — it backs his claims of 2020 election irregularities.

  • Judicial Profile: Kern County Commissioner Donald Griffith

    Daily Journal
    October 23, 2023

    (Subscription required) Being on the bench is something that Griffith was planning for a long time, but there were other responsibilities that got in the way. One was being a schoolteacher for nine years, and becoming president of the Desert Bar Association in 2008, which lasted a year.

  • Lassen County judge facing disciplinary action may retire

    Daily Journal
    October 23, 2023

    (Subscription required) A confidential source shared the findings of fact and conclusions of law filed on Oct. 16 by both sides in the Commission on Judicial Performance case against Judge Tony R. Mallery. The document filed by commission Trial Counsel Mark A. Lizarraga made several references to the possibility Mallery might agree to retire.

  • High court to decide time limit for bringing insurance suits

    Daily Journal
    October 23, 2023

    (Subscription required) The California Supreme Court granted review of an appellate court finding that lawsuits against insurers under the Unfair Competition Law must be brought within one year of loss or damage. The justices will re-examine the ruling against an individual plaintiff who argued that California law allows for a four-year window to file.