The Court of Appeal for this district has rejected the contention that a one-year driver’s license suspension for declining to submit to a chemical test for blood alcohol content was invalidly imposed because the arresting officer’s sworn report did not contain “all” relevant information concerning the motorist’s response to a request for compliance with the implied-consent law, but merely contained the statement, “REFUSAL.”

(Subscription required) The 4th District Court of Appeal reversed a conviction after finding the trial court failed to assess whether a juror strike was presumptively invalid under Code of Civil Procedure section 231.7.

John Eastman, President Donald Trump’s former legal adviser and a former California law school dean, was disbarred from practicing law in California on Wednesday by the state Supreme Court for his conduct while trying to help Trump overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Birss was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 2, 2026, to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Monique McKee.