Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and the Judicial Council of California honor the 20,000 public servants of California's judicial branch during Public Service Recognition Week. Public Service Recognition Week is celebrated annually during the first week of May to honor the people who serve our nation as federal, state, county, local, and tribal government employees.

South Junior High School in the Anaheim Union High School District received the 2026 

(Subscription required) Los Angeles Supervising Family Law Judge Shelley L. Kaufman is reshaping one of the nation's largest court divisions with a focus on practical outcomes, accessibility for litigants, and a steady, no-nonsense approach to complex disputes. 

The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortions are provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor.