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Bench Bar Meeting: June 5, 2024

Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. Judge Syda Cogliati (presiding Judge) 6/5/2024 Bench Bar meeting Status of Trials and Court Judges Cogliati and Schmal are doing mediations and trials In addition, Judge Hansen, who sits in Dept...
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Bench Bar Meeting: March 6, 2024

Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 3/6/2024 Bench Bar Meeting Notes (Presiding Judge Cogliati) Trial Update --Jury trials in the civil departments are proceeding and are being set in 2024 --Court trials are also available. They...
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Bench Bar Meeting: December 6, 2023

Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 12/6/2023 Bench Bar Meeting Notes: Investiture Announcement New Judge Erika Zeigenhorn has been working in Dependency. Her investiture is on 12/15/2023 at 4:30 PM Judicial Assignments Judge Cogliati starts as Presiding...
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Recap: Fall Awards 2023

This year’s Fall Awards held at Stockwell Cellars was well attended by members and guests of the Santa Cruz  County Bar Association.  Accepting the Roland K. Hall award was Ken Gorman and the Access to Justice award was given to Heather Rogers. The 2024 Board...
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Bench Bar Meeting: August 16, 2023

Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 8/16/2023 Bench Bar Meeting Notes: Courtroom Upgrades All of the courtrooms in Santa Cruz are being upgraded. Dept 10 is already done and now the other courtrooms are being upgraded,...
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