An organization that advocates for judges pushed back this week against Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin’s assertion that a judge made an “outrageous error” in sentencing a Cabazon man to only 180 days in custody in 2023 following a child-cruelty conviction — an “error” that Hestrin said con

A bill mandating disclosure and appeals for a wide range of AI decisions was delayed until next year for the third legislative session in a row. Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to consult on the measure.

(Subscription required) The first bellwether trial among lawsuits coordinated in California state courts alleging Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer will begin Nov. 3.

A judge may ethically conduct a ceremonial swearing in of new admittees to the State Bar even if they have already been inducted, the California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions said in an opinion issued yesterday.