• Judicial Profile: San Diego County Judge Rebecca Church

    Daily Journal
    June 16, 2025

    (Subscription required) Before she took the bench, Superior Court Judge Rebecca G. Church was already preserving legal history--resurrecting the forgotten legacy of San Diego's first woman assistant U.S. attorney. Now, from her courtroom in downtown San Diego, Church draws on that sense of duty and perspective to navigate the emotionally charged terrain of family law, where the stakes are personal and the path to justice is rarely simple.

  • Legislature approves $110M for Prop 36 amid report on retail theft trends

    Daily Journal
    June 16, 2025

    (Subscription required) A new legislative report shows retail theft has increased modestly in recent years, especially in large urban counties--though rates remain far below their 1990s peak.

  • Sentencing delayed for former judge convicted of wife's murder

    Daily Journal
    June 16, 2025

    (Subscription required) Former Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, convicted of fatally shooting his wife, will wait until September to be sentenced after his attorneys requested more time to file motions, including a bid for a new trial.

  • State Supreme Court to decide if speedy trial demand from jail was valid

    Daily Journal
    June 16, 2025

    (Subscription required) The case could settle a longstanding conflict among appellate courts over how Penal Code Section 1381 applies when a defendant has not yet been physically transferred to a state prison.