Court extends program through December 31, 2022 for both participant cohorts: 2020 law school graduates and those with qualifying prior Bar Exam scores.

Supreme Court ethics committee issues guidance for judges about commenting on or endorsing legal education books written by others.

Supreme Court ethics committee issues guidance to retired judges who are privately retained about fundraising activities.

Tami Fisher named director; Steven Rosenberg to retire after nine years as director

By UCLA Law News

Former California Supreme Court Justice John A. Arguelles, a member of the Class of 1954, died at his home on April 10. He was 94.

Arguelles was the first UCLA Law alumnus to serve on the state’s highest court and only the second Hispanic Justice on the court.

Justice Guerrero will participate in the court’s next oral argument session beginning April 5.

Guerrero is the first Latina justice to serve on the state's high court. She was sworn in by Governor Newsom on March 28, 2022.

Justice Marla Miller will head the committee tasked with evaluating and proposing amendments to the California Code of Judicial Ethics.

The California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions adopted a final opinion after considering public comments about whether judges may provide feedback on courtroom performance when requested by attorneys or their supervisors.   

Longtime director of Supreme Court’s Criminal Central Staff steps down; first Latina to head a court central staff named as successor.