On Friday, the Supreme Court and all other state courts will be closed for Native American Day. Native American Day has been a state holiday for a while, but it didn’t become a judicial holiday until 2021 legislation made it one, replacing Columbus Day.

Successful implementation of the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) is vital to the long-term health of the San Joaquin Valley’s communities, agriculture, environment, and economy. But the transition will be challenging. Even with robust efforts to augment water supplies through activities like groundwater recharge, significant land fallowing will be necessary.

For the 2023-2024 school year, in counties with Community Outreach offices like Santa Clara and San Diego Counties, teachers are lining up for the opportunity to host a judge in their K-12 classrooms. Those counties collectively received more than 140 requests from teachers seeking in-person Judges in the Classroom visits just for September, a month dedicated to celebrating Constitution Month.

(Subscription required) “I am deeply, deeply moved by the idea, effort and vote to name the new Sacramento Courthouse building after me,” Cantil-Sakauye said in an email Tuesday expressing gratitude to current Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and the Judicial Council.