Div. Two of the Fourth District Court of Appeal held Friday that a recently enacted law providing that criminal restitution fines “shall be vacated” after 10 years does not trigger a right to a full resentencing hearing to consider every aspect of the defendant’s sentence.

(Subscription required) Speaking before his former colleagues, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar said the skills of judging and diplomacy share an "unmistakable crossover" and criticized federal confirmation hearings as overly performative.

On Oct. 24, CSUB Prelaw students spent a day at the Delano Court. They had the opportunity to observe court proceedings, meet with lawyers, and have lunch with three judges and local attorneys. Delano Court frequently hosts students, guests and VIPs; however, this was the first year the lunch was sponsored by the California Judges Foundation (CJF).

Leaders within San Francisco’s criminal justice system were forced this week to confront an ongoing crisis that has left some indigent defendants unable to get timely access to attorneys.