(Subscription required) Retired Third District Court of Appeal Justice William Murray Jr., who faces disciplinary charges for allowing assigned cases to languish for years blamed his meticulous work ethic, changing laws, cumbersome courthouse processes and a host of other factors for the chronic delays.

(Subscription required) At the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference, legal experts said the high court majority increasingly uses its emergency docket to favor Trump administration actions, leaving critical legal questions unresolved and confusing.

(Subscription required) At its latest meeting, the Judicial Council approved new AI rules, raised alarms over an aging interpreter workforce, and outlined a plan to cushion smaller courts from midyear funding cuts.

(Subscription required) Half of her docket involves estates and trusts; the other half focuses on guardianships and conservatorships. Both, she said, are highly emotional.