(Subscription required) Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday the appointment of 10 judges to California's superior courts, naming new jurists in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Alameda, Fresno, Lake, Orange, San Mateo and Shasta counties.

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday, Jan. 29 that police officers must find marijuana in a condition that’s ready to be smoked if they are going to charge a driver with an open container violation, according to CalMatters. 

(Subscription required) Tiny, hard-to-read font in an arbitration agreement does not, by itself, automatically render an employment pact unenforceable, the California Supreme Court held Monday in a case closely watched by business and workers’ rights groups.

California’s top judge is not waiting on the sidelines as immigration arrests creep closer to the courthouse steps. On Thursday, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said she has ordered a more systematic effort to track federal immigration enforcement at state courthouses after a string of recent arrests, arguing that the activity is scaring off witnesses, litigants, and victims who need to feel safe walking into court.