The Supreme Court of California today announced six reappointments and two appointments to the State Bar of California's Board of Trustees and the Committee of Bar Examiners, all effective September 18. The Board of Trustees is the State Bar’s governing body that establishes the strategic direction for the agency and ensures that the organization is fulfilling its mission.

A major step forward for the region’s judicial infrastructure was marked recently as officials gathered to break ground on a new, permanent home for the California Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District. The ceremony, attended by Sunnyvale Mayor Larry Klein, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, and other judicial leaders, signals the start of construction on a transformative facility that will replace the court’s long-term leased space in downtown San Jose.

A recent California Supreme Court decision reinforced that judges must consider a defendant's ability to pay and weigh nonfinancial release options before imposing money bail. The ruling builds on earlier reforms aimed at reducing pretrial detention based solely on a person's financial circumstances.

(Subscription required) Over two days of friendly hearings, the Commission on Judicial Appointments approved of eight of Gov. Gavin Newsom's candidates for California's courts of appeal.