“I think, at a very basic level, people think we’re making policy decisions, we’re saying we think this is how things should be, as opposed to what the law provides,” he said. “I think they view us as purely political actors, which I don’t think is an accurate understanding of what we do.”

Recognition for jurors during the second week in May was established by a special resolution passed by the California Legislature in 1998 to acknowledge the significant contributions of citizens who devote their time and effort to “making the cherished right of trial by jury a reality.”

The six proposed amendments concern the rules on competence, communication with clients, confidentiality, candor toward tribunals, and supervision of lawyers and staff, according to coverage from LawSites.

Violent criminals whose participation in crimes result in someone being murdered can no longer be convicted of murder in California, unless they actually shot the victim or played some kind of active, physical role in the act that killed the victim, the California Supreme Court has ruled.