Stanislaus County Superior Court Presiding Judge Sonny Sandhu, a Modesto native who became the county’s first Asian American judge in 2018, has been nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve on California’s Fifth District Court of Appeal.

California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero joined Sonoma County judges and court leaders to commemorate the completion of the new Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa. The six-story, 15-courtroom facility will replace aging court spaces and provide expanded services, improved security, and modern accommodations for jurors, attorneys, and the public. 

The Pew Charitable Trusts examined data from the Court Statistics Project and found that landlord-tenant cases—largely composed of evictions—make up nearly a quarter of civil cases filed in state and local courts. Even if families facing eviction ultimately remain in their homes, the court process can have a profound impact on their long-term stability and well-being. 

(Subscription required) San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Kenneth R. McDaniel experienced both dependency and custody proceedings as a child. Decades later, he presides over family court with a philosophy shaped by what that felt like.