Power of Democracy leads Justice McConnell, Judge Alloggiamento and award co-sponsor Chief Justice Guerrero closed the event by announcing the recipients of the 2026 Civic Learning Awards, a statewide program that honors California K–12 schools for exceptional commitments to civic education.

(Subscription required) Torrance Superior Court Judge Alan B. Honeycutt says lessons in empathy learned as a child living in Iran continue to shape his approach to judging nearly two decades into his judicial career. 

The construction project will provide a new 6-story, 15-courtroom courthouse of approximately 170,000 square feet in the city of Santa Rosa. The building will consolidate court services, and address overcrowding and security issues

(Subscription required) San Diego Judge Katherine A. Bacal ordered Huntington Beach to pay $160,000 in civil penalties for violating California's Housing Element Law, marking the first major enforcement action under a 2024 statute empowering the state to financially penalize cities that defy housing mandates.