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System of Choosing Coastal Commissioners Declared Unconstitutional
(December 31, 2002)

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Mackey to Retire
(December 31, 2002)

Release Lifts Negligence Liability for Ski Lift Operator, Court Rules
(December 31, 2002)

Three State Officials Picked for Sacramento Trial Court
(December 31, 2002)

Voting Begins for Two Superior Court Commissioner Posts
(December 31, 2002)

C.A. Rejects Larry Flynt’s Challenge to Indian Gaming Compacts
(December 30, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects State Officials’ Challenge to Muslim Prison Inmates’ Friday Prayers
(December 30, 2002)

Lack of Separate Statement Didn’t Justify Summary Judgment for Opponent — C.A.
(December 30, 2002)

Davis Names Justice Dennis Perluss to Succeed Mildred Lillie Governor
(December 27, 2002)

Home Visit Prerequisite for Welfare Applicants Upheld
(December 27, 2002)

Judge’s References to Defendants as Nazis Did Not Require Reversal—C.A.
(December 27, 2002)

Worker Fired for Calling Sheriff Cannot Sue—C.A.
(December 27, 2002)

Judges Rogers and Yates Granted Disability Retirement by CJP
(December 26, 2002)

C.A. Reinstates Rights Suit Against County, Says Jury Should Have Been Allowed to Decide Probable Cause for Search
(December 26, 2002)

January Confirmation Hearings Slated for Court of Appeal Nominees
(December 26, 2002)

Governor Names Three to Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice
(December 24, 2002)

Alban I. Niles Named State Bar Court Hearing Judge by Assembly Speaker
(December 24, 2002)

Sheriff’s Work Slowdown Lets Up at San Bernardino County Courthouses
(December 24, 2002)

Judge Says Losses Will Mount on Delayed Filing Fee Increase
(December 24, 2002)

Assigned Judges Asked to Reapply to Assure Compliance With Conflict Rule
(December 24, 2002)

Court of Appeal Upholds Monrovia Daytime Curfew Ordinance
(December 23, 2002)

Suit Against Antelope Valley Student Who Told Authorities of Threats Was SLAPP, C.A. Rules
(December 23, 2002)

Sec. 128.5 Still in Effect for Post-1994 Cases, Appeals Court Rules
(December 23, 2002)

County Unveils Program to Identify Illegal Aliens Who Commit Crimes
(December 23, 2002)

Judge Cannot Enjoin Out-of-State Suit Over Non-Compete Clause—S.C.
(December 20, 2002)

Court of Appeal Holds Pitcher’s Suit Against Maker of Aluminum Bat Not Barred by Assumption-of-Risk Rule
(December 20, 2002)

Trevor Law Group Refiles Suit With New Plaintiff While Under Fire
(December 20, 2002)

George Says Justices Will Review ‘Boy Scout Exception’
(December 20, 2002)

Nodding Head Not Sufficient to Approve Settlement Agreement—C.A
(December 19, 2002)

Court of Appeal Upholds Penalties and Restitution Order In Sales of Annuities to Seniors
(December 19, 2002)

S.C. Declines Review in Burbank Council Establishment Clause Case
(December 19, 2002)

Ronald Malin Moves Across Town to Join Mitchell Silberberg
(December 19, 2002)

San Francisco Firm Carroll Burdick Appoints New Managing Partner
(December 19, 2002)

Consul Not Exempt From Suit by ‘Enslaved’ Employee—Court
(December 18, 2002)

Court of Appeal Overturns Ruling That Alleged Drug Trafficker Who Disappeared Is Dead
(December 18, 2002)

State Bar Investigates Claims of Alleged Shake Down of Local Businesses
(December 18, 2002)

Supreme Court Upholds Davis Veto of Rosenkrantz Parole
(December 17, 2002)

Court of Appeal Reinstates Patron’s Racial Bias Claim Against Magic Mountain Amusement Park
(December 17, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Asked to Reconsider State’s Gun Laws, Second Amendment
(December 17, 2002)

Judicial Council Recognizes Presiding Judge Bascue
(December 17, 2002)

Metropolitan News Company Sues Cooley Over Warrant
(December 17, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Gunman’s Civil Rights Suit Against City
(December 16, 2002)

Chief Justice Draws the Line on Court Budget Cuts
(December 16, 2002)

C.A. Rules for Insurer in Dispute Over Coverage of AIDS-Related Claim
(December 16, 2002)

Long Beach Unified School District Immune From Suit in Drowning Death at Summer Camp, Appeals Court Rules
(December 16, 2002)

Judicial Council Announces Recipients of Administrative Innovation Award
(December 16, 2002)

Suit Permitted Against Austria Over Art Allegedly Stolen by Nazis
(December 13, 2002)

Air Carrier Held Liable for Fatal Attack Suffered by Asthma Patient Seated Too Near Smoking Section
(December 13, 2002)

County Bar Joins Call to Remove Boy Scout Exception From Canons
(December 13, 2002)

Nation’s Largest Civil Defense Bar Selects New Chief
(December 13, 2002)

O’Melveny Loses Securities Litigator to Sheppard Mullin
(December 13, 2002)

Court Upholds Dismissal of Fugitive’s Lawsuit Against Clintons
(December 12, 2002)

Appellate Court Rejects Vigilante’s Claim of Necessity
(December 12, 2002)

George Details Budget Cuts That May Be in Store for Courts
(December 11, 2002)

State Bar’s Discipline Process Criticized at Hearing
(December 11, 2002)

Conviction of Diplomat’s Wife for Enslaving Illegal Alien Affirmed
(December 10, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Reinstates Reverse-Discrimination Suit By White Male Professors at Arizona School
(December 10, 2002)

Commission on Judicial Performance Censures Simpson and Block
(December 10, 2002)

Local Lawyer Accepts Anger Counseling as Penalty for Cursing at Judge
(December 10, 2002)

State Bar Metes Out Discipline on Local Attorneys
(December 10, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Child Pornography Sentence as Too Lenient
(December 9, 2002)

County Loses Bid to Fire Employee for Harassment of Co-Worker on Culver City Courthouse Paint Job
(December 9, 2002)

Law Making False Complaints About Police a Crime Upheld by S.C.
(December 6, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Upholds State Assault Weapons Ban
(December 6, 2002)

Court Denies Asylum to Woman Fearing China’s Population Program
(December 6, 2002)

Death Sentence Upheld in San Francisco Robbery, Killing
(December 6, 2002)

Court Finds Attorney Conflict But No Constitutional Violation in Case of Lawyer Representing Ex-Client’s Co-Defendant
(December 6, 2002)

S.C. Extends Strict Liability to Makers of Windows for Homes
(December 5, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Confirms Father’s Right to Challenge Pledge
(December 5, 2002)

Lawyers Joust Before High Court Over Scope of Pitchess Disclosure
(December 5, 2002)

Court Throws Out $70 Million Award Against Ford in Truck Accident
(December 4, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Judges Say City May Have Violated Free Speech Rights of Fired Official
(December 4, 2002)

Court Upholds Subpoenas for Documents in Priest Sex Abuse Probes
(December 4, 2002)

California Can Halt New Coastal Oil Drilling, Ninth Circuit Rules
(December 3, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Panelists Question Federal Jurisdiction in Challenge to Los Angeles Airport Solicitation Law
(December 3, 2002)

Union Destroyed Workers’ Livelihoods, Lawyer Tells Ninth Circuit
(December 3, 2002)

Grand Theft Trial Opens for Ex-Lawyer Angela Wallace, Co-Defendant Timothy Mack
(December 3, 2002)

USC Associate Dean to Join East Coast Public Interest Group
(December 3, 2002)

Fetal Murder Conviction Requires Knowledge of Pregnancy—C.A.
(December 2, 2002)

Judge Lacked Sufficient Evidence to Support Verdict For Malicious Prosecution, Court of Appeal Rules
(December 2, 2002)

Sanctions for Failure to Follow Court Order Were Improper, Court Rules
(December 2, 2002)

Dukes Makes Few Changes in 2003 Superior Court Assignments
(November 29, 2002)

High Court Limits Right to Recover Money Damages For Violations of California Constitution
(November 29, 2002)

Suit by Man Charged With Murder in Repressed Memory Case Rejected
(November 29, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Throws Out Boeing Class Action Settlement as Unfair
(November 27, 2002)

Court Rejects Bid to Block South Gate Recall Vote
(November 27, 2002)

Thursday, Friday Schedules Vary for Courts, Offices
(November 27, 2002)

Bar Panel Urges Disbarment of Local Attorney Convicted of Tax Fraud
(November 27, 2002)

Internet Posting Not Enough to Establish California Jurisdiction—S.C.
(November 26, 2002)

Court of Appeal Warns Against Misuse of Commissioners
(November 26, 2002)

State Bar Court Blames Abusive Ex-Husband, but Lawyer Still Faces Criminal Charges of Stealing From Clients
(November 26, 2002)

Swearing-In Ceremonies for New Attorneys Set in Pasadena
(November 26, 2002)

Attorney Fees Awardable for Breach of Oral Contract, C.A. Rules
(November 26, 2002)

Molina, Becerra Call for Clean Campaign in 14th City Council District
(November 26, 2002)

Defendant Wins Reversal of Conviction for Stealing From Lawyer
(November 25, 2002)

State Bar Applicants Post 50.5 Percent Pass Rate
(November 25, 2002)

City to Pay $300,000 to Settle Allegations That Police Planted Drugs, Gun
(November 25, 2002)

Dorothy Tucker Reappointed to State Bar Board of Governors
(November 25, 2002)

Court of Appeal Affirms Dismissal of Nate Holden’s Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Lieutenant, County
(November 25, 2002)

Attorney Indicted in Sweeping Federal Extortion Probe Centered on Carson
(November 22, 2002)

Retired Judge James Simpson Reportedly to Be Censured
(November 22, 2002)

Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich Named MetNews ‘Person of the Year’
(November 22, 2002)

State Supreme Court Limits Scope of Protection for Trade Secrets
(November 22, 2002)

Memorial to Be Held for Downtown Sole Practitioner Lair Franklin Jr.
(November 22, 2002)

High Court Won’t Review Malpractice Ruling Against Valley Lawyer
(November 21, 2002)

S.C. Leaves Intact Ruling That Compels Arbitration Of Golden State Warriors Arena Dispute
(November 21, 2002)

Panel Declines to Publish Ruling on Sex Harassment Suit Against Gay Activist
(November 21, 2002)

CalPERS Board Names Peter Mixon To Be Its General Counsel
(November 21, 2002)

Memorial Services Scheduled for Anthony Seine, Partner at Veatch Carlson
(November 21, 2002)

C.A. Affirms Judgment for Aspiring Lawyer Wrongly Convicted of Rape
(November 20, 2002)

Hertzberg to Go to Mayer, Brown Upon Leaving Assembly
(November 20, 2002)

Lawyers Call TRO Blocking Them From Joining Strike Unprecedented
(November 20, 2002)

Growth Rate at Largest Law Firms Slows, Survey Finds
(November 20, 2002)

Bratton Says LAPD Must Stem Tide of Violence in South Central Los Angeles
(November 20, 2002)

Court Rejects Challenge by Lawyers, Clergy to Guantanamo Detentions
(November 19, 2002)

High Court Allows Suit Over Cornea Removals to Proceed
(November 19, 2002)

Malibu Attorney Birenbaum Pleads No Contest, Agrees to Repay Clients
(November 19, 2002)

Local Attorney Richard Allen Honn Named to State Bar Court
(November 19, 2002)

Claims Board Recommends County Settle Lawsuit Over Disputed Medical Malpractice Fees for $550,000
(November 19, 2002)

Jury Selection Begins in Case Against Former Attorney Angela Wallace
(November 19, 2002)

Panel Recommends Settlement in Foster Child Attorney Fee Case
(November 19, 2002)

Senate Confirms R. Gary Klausner as Judge of U.S. District Court
(November 18, 2002)

Wallace Out on Bail With Help of Court Official’s Wife
(November 18, 2002)

C.A. Upholds $400,000 Judgment for Disabled Controller’s Office Employee
(November 18, 2002)

County Attorneys Recommend Paying $250,000 to Settle Children’s Advocates Claim for Legal Fees
(November 18, 2002)

Greenberg Traurig Opens Offices in Amsterdam, Zurich
(November 18, 2002)

Medical Negligence Claim Not Preempted by ERISA, Ninth Circuit Rules
(November 18, 2002)

Services Set for David Haber, One Of Two Lawyers Who Died in Mexico Car Accident
(November 18, 2002)

Insurer May Be Required to Defend Against Setoff Claim, S.C. Rules
(November 15, 2002)

High Court Takes Broad View of Indigent Parent’s Right to Counsel in Juvenile Court Proceedings
(November 15, 2002)

Palestinian Sentenced to Prison for Making False Threats to Crash Plane
(November 15, 2002)

LAPD Officer to Face Trial for Off-Duty Assault, Vandalism
(November 15, 2002)

Cooley Cites Alternatives to Newsroom Searches in New Media Policy
(November 14, 2002)

Guillermina Byrne, Roger Ito Named Court Commissioners
(November 14, 2002)

Perkins Looks Forward to Returning to Bench After Liver Transplant
(November 14, 2002)

Former LAPD Officers Sentenced to Jail, Probation for Assault of Homeless Man
(November 14, 2002)

Parade Permit Challenge Rejected as Moot; Plaintiffs Granted Leave to Amend
(November 14, 2002)

Court of Appeal Affirms Dismissal of Builder’s Lawsuit Accusing Aaron Spelling of Malicious Prosecution
(November 14, 2002)

Long Beach Litigator James Otto of Altman Otto & Kang Inducted Into American College of Trial Lawyers
(November 14, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Partially Revives Gennifer Flowers’ Defamation Suit
(November 13, 2002)

Board of Supervisors Orders County Counsel’s Office To Hire ‘Litigation Manager’ to Control Legal Costs
(November 13, 2002)

Former Lawyer Angela Wallace Arrested in Court on New Charges
(November 13, 2002)

Services Planned for Next Week for Pasadena Lawyer James Chisholm, Killed in Mexico Crash
(November 13, 2002)

Lawyer Placed on Involuntary Inactive Status in Misappropriation Probe
(November 13, 2002)

Hockey Team Not Liable to Spectator Hit by Flying Puck, C.A. Rules
(November 12, 2002)

Trial Errors Require Reversal of Gang Member’s Conspiracy Conviction, Court of Appeal Rules
(November 12, 2002)

Women’s Law Center Co-Founder Blasts GOP Government as Anti-Family
(November 12, 2002)

Michelle Flores Joins Greenberg Traurig’s Employment Practice Group
(November 12, 2002)

C.A. Rebuffs Bid by Donors’ Heir to Block Development of Former Navy Site
(November 12, 2002)

Former San Bernardino Prosecutor Facing Misdemeanor Charge of Battery
(November 12, 2002)

Write-In Voting in Municipal Runoff Not Constitutional Right—S.C.
(November 8, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Sanctions Orange County Lawyer for Frivolous Appeal in Election Violation Case
(November 8, 2002)

Courts, Government Offices to Close for Veterans Day
(November 8, 2002)

Judge David Perkins Recovering After Liver Transplant
(November 8, 2002)

Bacigalupo Blocks Sweep Of Judicial Races By Prosecutors
(November 7, 2002)

Voters Retain Supreme Court, Court of Appeal Justices
(November 7, 2002)

City Council Votes to Settle Latest Los Angeles Police Overtime Lawsuit for $6.75 Million
(November 7, 2002)

Howard Wistrich, Longtime State Bar Court Administrator, Sets Friday Retirement
(November 7, 2002)

Court Building Near State Capitol Rededicated to the Late Stanley Mosk
(November 7, 2002)

Court of Appeal Rejects Malicious Prosecution Suit Against Law Firm
(November 6 2002)

State to Get More Federal Judges as Bush Signs Justice Bill
(November 6 2002)

Justices Debate Constitutionality of California’s Three-Strikes Law
(November 6 2002)

S.C. Says Lack of Client Consent Invalidates Fee-Sharing Agreement
(November 5, 2002)

U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Ruling That Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Coerced Murder Verdict
(November 5, 2002)

Younger, Elected Judges Most Disciplined, 10-Year CJP Study Finds
(November 5, 2002)

Governor Appoints Four New Members to State Bar’s Lawyer Assistance Program Oversight Committee
(November 5, 2002)

U.S. Urges Court of Appeal to Throw Out Slave Labor Suit
(November 5, 2002)

Panel Recommends County Settle Medical Negligence Suit for $150,000
(November 5, 2002)

Bacigalupo Spending Tops $180,000 as Judicial Races Near End
(November 4, 2002)

Superior Court Judge Groneman to Retire in January
(November 4, 2002)

C.A. Overturns Award That Would Have Let Lawyer Profit From Malpractice
(November 4, 2002)

Superior Court Releases List of Courtroom Reassignments in Wake of Budget Cuts
(November 4, 2002)

Judicial Council Adopts Standard on Death Penalty Appointments
(November 4, 2002)

George Presents Burger Award to Court Education Director
(November 4, 2002)

Court Blocks Bid by Marcos Creditors to Collect From U.S. Account
(November 1, 2002)

Court of Appeal Reinstates Consumers’ Claim That They Were Victimized by Out-of-State Bank
(November 1, 2002)

Attorney, Suspended for Cheating Client, in Trouble for Third Time
(November 1, 2002)

Disciplined Attorneys, Charges Listed
(November 1, 2002)

Justice Lillie Remembered for Hard Work, Long Years of Service
(October 31, 2002)

Retired Superior Court Judge Robert Fratianne Dies at 72
(October 31, 2002)

CJP Sets Hearing for Judge Accused of Manipulating Calendar to Benefit Kin
(October 31, 2002)

Ruling That Overturns Whistleblower’s Sentence Hailed
(October 31, 2002)

Court of Appeal Orders New EIR on Los Angeles Shipping Terminal Project
(October 31, 2002)

C.A. Rejects Bid by Couple Caught Up in UCI Fertility Scandal to Determine Relationship With Children
(October 30, 2002)

County to Pay $200,000 to Families Caught Up in Stevenson Ranch Shootout
(October 30, 2002)

Intellectual Property Lawyer James Potepan Moves to Ropers Majeski
(October 30, 2002)

Molina Criticizes Sheriff for Handling of Case of Missing Teenage Girl
(October 30, 2002)

Presiding Justice Mildred Lillie Dies; Served 55 Years on Bench
(October 29, 2002)

Employer Not Liable When Customer Harasses Worker, C.A. Rules
(October 29, 2002)

Bratton Takes Public Oath as LAPD Chief in Ceremonies at Police Academy
(October 29, 2002)

Renetzky Ballot Designation Not Misleading, LACBA Panel Says
(October 28, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Local Ordinances Banning ATM Fees
(October 28, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Local Ordinances Banning ATM Fees
(October 28, 2002)

Disciplined Attorneys, Charges Listed
(October 28, 2002)

Use of Public Money for Meals for Officials’ Guests Limited—Lockyer
(October 25, 2002)

Court of Appeal Overturns Order Clearing Way for Law Firm to Hire Associate With Alleged Conflict
(October 25, 2002)

High School Student’s Poems Constitute Criminal Threat, C.A. Rules
(October 25, 2002)

Board of Supervisors Set Tuesday to Consider Approval of South Gate Recall Vote
(October 25, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Attempt to Collect on Terror Award Against Iran
(October 24, 2002)

Prosecutors Say Trial Experience Makes Them Best for Bench
(October 24, 2002)

Davis Names Court of Appeal Counsel to Fresno Superior Court
(October 24, 2002)

Philip Siracuse, Partner at Crosby Heafey, Dies of Cancer at Age 62
(October 24, 2002)

Suit Over Insurer’s Handling of Quake Claims Not SLAPP—C.A.
(October 23, 2002)

ABA Panel Says Otero ‘Well Qualified’ for U.S. Judgeship
(October 23, 2002)

CJP Sets Appearance for Judge With What Panel Calls ‘Serious Problem’
(October 23, 2002)

Seasoned Regulatory Litigator Returns to O’Melveny & Myers as Partner
(October 23, 2002)

Gang Member Sentenced to Jail for Selling Drugs in Area Covered by Injunction
(October 23, 2002)

Two Law Firms Lose Bid for Arbitration in City of Hope Lawsuit
(October 22, 2002)

C.A. Says Lawyer/Litigant Entitled to Recover Attorney Fees
(October 22, 2002)

Surcharge on Room Service Meals Not Unfair Competition Violation—C.A.
(October 22, 2002)

County Claims Board Recommends $1.3 Million Settlement Of Pollution Lawsuit Against Oil Companies, Others
(October 22, 2002)

Power Outage Delays Start of Work for Attorneys on Bunker Hill
(October 22, 2002)

Sassounian Gets Life With Parole for Assassination in Sentencing Deal
(October 21, 2002)

Bailiff Services to Be Cut in Court’s Latest Budget Move
(October 21, 2002)

Davis Appoints Attorneys With Diverse Careers to Southern California Courts
(October 21, 2002)

Supreme Court Accepts Resignation of Some Lawyers, Suspends Others—and Forgives the Dead
(October 21, 2002)

Degadillo Picks Eduardo Angeles to Lead Airports Legal Team
(October 21, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Rejects Candidate’s ‘Peace Activist’ Ballot Designation
(October 18, 2002)

Davis Appoints Three to Los Angeles Superior Court
(October 18, 2002)

Lawyer Convicted of Stealing From Relative’s Estate Resigns From State Bar
(October 18, 2002)

S.C. Rejects Custody Case Punctuated by Charges of Judicial Bias
(October 17, 2002)

Davis Appoints Two to Los Angeles Superior Court Bench
(October 17, 2002)

Naranjo Backers File Complaints Over Renetzky’s Ballot Designation
(October 17, 2002)

County Can Require Employees to Use Own Vehicles for Work—C.A.
(October 16, 2002)

C.A. Limits Lawyer to Fees Authorized by Voided Contract
(October 16, 2002)

Bascue Reassigns Several Bench Officers to Make Up for Lost Referees
(October 16, 2002)

Defense Says County Continuing to Deny Medical Care To Jailed Planning Official Accused of Taking Bribes
(October 16, 2002)

Motion Picture Expert Joins Local Office of Greenberg Traurig
(October 16, 2002)

Cherie Raidy Joins Lord Bissell as Partner in Real Estate, Banking
(October 16, 2002)

State Bar President Herman Vows 2002-2003 Will Be ‘Year of Pride’
(October 15, 2002)

George Reaffirms Policy on Assignments of Retired Judges, but Says Exceptions Will Be Considered
(October 15, 2002)

City Not Liable for LAPD’s Detention of Wrong Suspect—Ninth Circuit
(OCTOBER 15, 2002)

Bush Nominates Cormac Carney to U.S. District Court
(October 15, 2002)

Judiciary Committee Clears Nominee U.S. Attorney Nominee in San Diego
(October 15, 2002)

Text of Chief Justice Ronald M. George’s Speech at State Bar Meeting
(October 15, 2002)

Conference of Delegates Urges Congress to Be Careful About Abridging Rights
(October 15, 2002)

Cameras in Courtroom May Aid Judiciary’s Image, Fidler Tells Fellow Judges
(October 15, 2002)

Americans Misunderstand Roles in Combating Terrorism, Law Professor Tells Judges
(October 15, 2002)

Pamela Rogers Seeks Disability Retirement as Spouse Files for Divorce
(October 11, 2002)

Author of Best-Selling Legal Thrillers Launches State Bar Annual Meeting by Telling Lawyers Never to Accept ‘No’
(October 11, 2002)

Governor Names Three to Courts in Northern California
(October 11, 2002)

Superior Court Judge O’Brien to Lead California Judges Association in Uncertain Times
(October 11, 2002)

Designation of Civil Case as ‘Limited’ Strictly Limits Judgment Amount
(October 10, 2002)

High School Teachers Get Close Look at Superior Court as Seminars Are Launched
(October 10, 2002)

Justices Allow South Gate Recall Processing to Proceed
(October 10, 2002)

Exceptional Children’s Foundation Names Three Attorneys to Its Board of Directors
(October 10, 2002)

Klausner Wins Senate Committee Approval for Federal Judgeship
(October 9, 2002)

CJP Slates December Hearing on Ticket-Fixing Charges Against Retired Superior Court Judge Simpson
(October 9, 2002)

Convicted Killer’s Attorney Alleges Evidence Tampering In DNA Test That Appears to Confirm Client’s Guilt
(October 9, 2002)

Tevrizian Chosen to Receive Maynard Toll Award
(October 9, 2002)

Quisenberry Names New Head of Insurance Bad Faith Group
(October 9, 2002)

Attorney Who Was Rebuked in Press Release Files Suit Against Pillsbury
(October 9, 2002)

Courts Should Hear Slave Labor Claims Against Japanese Companies
(October 8, 2002)

Lawyers Continue Battle Over South Gate Vote as Election Workers Verify Recall Petitions
(October 8, 2002)

County May Settle Claims Stemming From 2001 Stevenson Ranch Shootout
(October 8, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Upholds Measure Banning Bilingual Education
(October 8, 2002)

Delgadillo Says He Is Seeking Gang Injunction to Give Area Hope
(October 8, 2002)

Three Holland and Knight Lawyers Recognized for Contributions to Legal Profession
(October 8, 2002)

Marilyn Mackel, Mark Zuckman Named Superior Court Commissioners
(October 7, 2002)

Court of Appeal Overturns Order That Disqualified Law Firm From Bicycle Club Litigation
(October 7, 2002)

Jury Awards Smoker $28 Billion in Punitive Damages Against Philip Morris
(October 7, 2002)

Lawyers Group Honors Orange County Attorney Daniel Hodes
(October 7, 2002)

Superior Court Terminates Eight Bench Officers in Budget Move
(October 4, 2002)

Senate Approves Justice Bill With New Judgeships for State
(October 4, 2002)

Court of Appeal Rules State’s Sibling Visitation Law Unconstitutional
(October 4, 2002)

Superior Court Commissioner Eugene Siegel Sets Retirement
(October 4, 2002)

Bratton Pledges to Restore LAPD’s ‘Tarnished’ Reputation as Police Chief
(October 4, 2002)

S.C. Won’t Hear Challenge to Ballpark Based on Official’s Conflict
(October 3, 2002)

High Court to Review Rulings on State’s Obligation to Reimburse Schools for Complying With Mandates
(October 3, 2002)

State Bar Suspends Mentally Ill Attorney Following Convictions for Bouncing Check, Assault
(October 3, 2002)

Partner Kevin DeBré Leaves Brobeck, Phleger To Start Tech Group at Kelley Drye
(October 3, 2002)

Metropolitan News-Enterprise Marks 25 Years Under Ownership of Grace Communications
(October 3, 2002)

Courthouse Legislation Signing Puts Heat Under San Bernardino Project
(October 3, 2002)

C.A. Rejects Claim That Law Firm Botched Wrongful Firing Settlement
(October 2, 2002)

Los Angeles Superior Court Filing Fees to Top $200
(October 2, 2002)

San Bernardino Court Wins Starring Role in Mental Health Program
(October 2, 2002)

County Settles Suits Over Strip Searches, Wrongful Death
(October 2, 2002)

Davis Vetoes Bill to Reduce Penalties for Non-Violent Civil Disobedience
(October 2, 2002)

Davis Signs Bill Giving Ownership Of Courthouses to State
(October 1, 2002)

Ninth Circuit Overturns Ruling Granting Citizenship to Armenians Involved in Consulate Bomb Plot
(October 1, 2002)

More Than 100 Superior Court Workers Rally to Protest Plan for Layoffs
(October 1, 2002)

Delgadillo Offers Advice for Changes by Next Police Chief
(October 1, 2002)

Outgoing Ventura County District Attorney Moves to Weston Benshoof
(October 1, 2002)

Davis Signs Bill Providing Habeas-Like Relief to Wrongfully Convicted
(October 1, 2002)

Governor Signs Bill Making Landlords Liable for Crimes
(October 1, 2002)

Court Rules U.S. Need Not Use Sampling Data for Redistricting
(September 30, 2002)

Laura Goldin Tapped to Be Revamped Conference’s Director
(September 30, 2002)

Supreme Court Suspends Los Angeles Lawyer for Failing to Pass MPRE
(September 30, 2002)

Cooley, Lockyer Join in Call for ‘DNA Bill of Rights’
(September 30, 2002)

C.A. Upholds Law Requiring Gas Stations to Give Customers Air, Water