(Subscription required) After helping decide how many judges San Diego's civil courts needed, former Presiding Judge Michael T. Smyth now handles a 1,400-case calendar and concedes he underestimated the workload. 

(Subscription required) Chief Judges Mary H. Murguia and Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers reflected on being the first Latinas in their roles and urged younger lawyers to make sure others follow them. Murguia and Gonzalez Rogers appeared before a nearly full ceremonial courtroom at the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse in San Francisco. 

(Subscription required) A 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Monday revived antirust claims against Align Technology Inc., the maker of dental aligner Invisalign, over allegations that the company illegally refused to deal with a competitor. The per curiam opinion does not decide if the plaintiffs should prevail but sent Section 2 Sherman Act claims back to a San Francisco district judge to have cases filed by dentists and consumers decided by him.

This November, millions of Californians will cast ballots for offices and propositions at the local, state, and federal levels. Among the choices: 64 state judicial officers who qualify for retention. Each voter will only see the judicial officers relevant to their district, but all Californians will vote to retain any Supreme Court justices as well as Court of Appeal justices serving their region.