The award was presented at a recent assembly by the Honorable Judge Jessica Lea Morgan, who serves as the High Desert Juvenile Justice Judge for the San Bernardino County Superior Court in Victorville. After presenting the award, Judge Morgan spoke about her duties as a juvenile court judge, fielding a wide range of questions from Hook students.

Div. Four of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a defendant, who was sentenced to 75 years to life in prison for a murder he committed when he was 17 years old, is entitled to a resentencing hearing because he committed the crime with an adult—one of the relief-triggering factors under the statutory scheme—even if the other party later had her conviction for the killing overturned.

In a rare session marking the state’s 175th birthday, the California Supreme Court held oral arguments at Colton Hall in Monterey where the state was founded, giving local students a front-row seat to justice in action and a glimpse into future legal careers.

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