(Subscription required) Sonoma County Superior Court Judge Kinna Patel Crocker, whose first courtroom experience came at her own citizenship ceremony as a teen, now presides with a settlement-first philosophy shaped by her family law background. 

The California Supreme Court announced Wednesday it will grant a review of the 5th District Court of Appeals decision that overturned a Kern County judge’s previous ruling that said water needs to be kept in the Kern River at fish-friendly levels.

The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a consolidated complaint asserted against the largest television, film, and radio performers’ union over the organization’s negotiation and execution of a return-to-work agreement with media studios in 2021, requiring members to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to secure industry jobs.