Although substantial disparities remain, California’s attorneys continue to become more representative of the state population, with newly admitted attorneys the primary driver of this gradual progress.

(Subscription required) The appeals court ruled that California cannot require federal law enforcement officers to display their agency and badge numbers, finding that the law violates the constitutional principle of intergovernmental immunity.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public in-person hearings in San Francisco on Nov. 16 to consider two appointments to California’s Court of Appeal in San Francisco.

A key part of the proposal was to push for legislative reform to CARE Court. McCarty said that he will lead the effort on the behalf of a coalition of big city mayors to seek change at the state level.