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Supreme Court committee issues expedited guidance about a judge serving as a member of a governmental task force with a broad agenda.

A state Supreme Court committee issued an advisory opinion explaining when a judge may accept campaign contributions from a political action committee when the contribution includes funds from another political action committee organized and funded by court employees.

Thousands more law school graduates with qualifying prior bar exam scores will be able to work as fully licensed attorneys after completing supervised practice hours.

Link to Commission materials here. 

SAN FRANCISCO—The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a hearing today starting at 1 p.m. to consider the appointment of Justice Martin J. Jenkins (Ret.) to the Supreme Court of California.

Praised for his "brilliant intellect, first-class temperament, and boundless humanity," Justice Jenkins makes history as the first openly gay California Supreme Court justice and only the third African American man to serve on the state’s highest court.

Supreme Court committee issued guidance about what an appellate court justice should do when a staff member posts a social media comment that violates the ethical canons.

Appointments by the California Supreme Court are expected by the end of the year.

The program will continue until June 1, 2022 unless extended by the court.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2019-2020 court year.

Draft opinion lays out duties of a supervising judge when investigating a complaint against a trial court judge; deadline to comment is Oct. 13.

The Supreme Court of California on Tuesday announced appointments to three State Bar of California entities.

Fellow California Supreme Court justices paid tribute to Justice Chin before his last oral argument, which was held by videoconference.