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The Supreme Court of California has appointed two attorney members to the State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees.

Supreme Court ethics committee issues guidance for judges about coaching youth sports teams that include children of attorneys who appear before the court.

Deadline to comment is August 1.

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.

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.   

California Supreme Court ethics committee issues expedited guidance for judges engaged in civics education activities about disqualifying from cases about school district mask and vaccine mandates.

Court also appoints members to Committee of Bar Examiners, which oversees development and administration of the Bar Exam and accredits state law schools.

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.

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.