19Dec
19Dec
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...
26Oct
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...
17Aug
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,...
30Jun
Recap: Summer Celebration 2023
Not quite the dog days of summer but it was close. The clouds made way for a perfectly sunny day at SCCBA’s 2nd annual Summer Celebration. We saw plenty of dogs and their humans along with children and adults sporting fresh face art, eating tacos,...
28Mar
Recap: Spring Fling 2023
Community. Camaraderie. Commitment. The SCCBA Spring Fling, held on March 23 was a heartfelt evening filled with bright moments of conversation and laughter. Members and guests were welcomed with blue skies and warm sun at the Paradox Hotel in downtown Santa Cruz. Board President Aaron Mohamed...
28Mar
Program: Becoming a Judge in Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties
Hosted by the superior courts and bar associations of Santa Clara, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz counties, LaRaza lawyers and other affinity bar associations. Monday, April 3, 2023, noon to 1:30 pm According to the California Judicial Council Vacancies Report, there are 16 vacancies in the...
20Feb
Bench Bar Meeting: February 1, 2023
Rick Gazipura, SCCBA Director at Large and Bench Bar Liaison, submits his report from the Bench Bar meeting. 2/1/2023 Bench Bar Meeting Notes: Assignments starting March 13, 2022 Judge Guy will be moving to felonies in Dept 3 Judge Vinluan will be moving to Juvenile Court Judge Cogliati in Dept...
26Jan
President’s Message: Aaron Mohamed, January 2023
By Aaron Mohamed Dear Fellow Bar Members: Welcome to the practice of law in Santa Cruz County, in 2023. I am happy to be serving as this year's President of the Bar Association. This brief message is meant to provide an update as to what the Bar Association...
22Dec