Court of Appeal Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert of this district’s Div. Six is to receive this year’s Judicial Council Distinguished Service Award which recognizes recipients for their extraordinary leadership and contributions to the administration of justice. The Judicial Council announced that award on Monday and also revealed that Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner has been selected for the Aranda Access to Justice Award.

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A city’s termination of a volunteer program to remove invasive plant species from a public nature preserve did not implicate the founder’s rights under the First Amendment or the California Constitution, the Ninth U.S.

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