19Sep
15Sep
From Superior Court, Santa Cruz County: Pro Tem training, Ex Parte paperwork submittals, Judge Gallagher resigns
Pro Tem training The Santa Cruz County Superior Court announces an opportunity for attorneys to train to serve as volunteer temporary judges in our Temporary Judge Program. More Civil Ex Parte paperwork submittals In order for the Judge to be prepared for a Civil Ex...
09Aug
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Rizza Gonzales
Rizza Gonzales is a 2006 graduate of the University of Southern California where she graduated with degrees in Political Science, Sociology, and English Literature, she graduated from the University of California, LA, School of Law in 2009 where she received her JD and joined Century...
09Aug
Is passing the California Bar Exam necessary for admittance to the Bar?
By Jane Becker and Lori King We may be in for some surprising, and controversial, changes. In early July, the SCCBA Board of Directors learned that the State Bar, and its Blue Ribbon Commission on the Bar’s Future, were considering eliminating the bar exam for some admittees...
08Aug
An interview with Julia Clayton, founder and President of the The Lawyers Depression Project
By Lori King Julia Clayton had OCD episodes as a teenager and managed to power her way through school, and then college. During her first summer job at law school, working for a federal judge in Sacramento, her anxiety and obsessive-compulsive behavior was “off the charts”....
01Jul
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Craig Needham
Craig Needham is a founding partner with the firm Needham Kepner & Fish LLP. Born in Palo Alto, Craig graduated from Bellarmine College Prep, Santa Clara University, and Hastings College of the Law. After serving in the military, he worked for a plaintiff’s trial law...
01Jul
Access to Justice Series: Lauren Corman
By Lauren Corman of The Corman Law Offices To me, access to justice is not some undefined and broad concept. It is something that continues to be relevant in our community, especially right now. Last month saw the Supreme Court of the United States overturn Roe...
01Jun
Access to Justice Series: A Brief Reflection by Aaron J. Mohamed and Danielle deMartino
Aristotle considered justice as the best and most complete virtue. We should all be asking ourselves, how, therefore, does our community embrace this virtue? The term “justice” as used by Aristotle held two meanings: the first of which describes conduct in agreement with the law, and...
01Jun
MCLE Speaker Spotlight: Carol Langford
Carol M. Langford is a lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area. She specializes in giving advice on legal ethics and discipline to attorneys, judges, law firms and corporations, and in representing lawyers and law students before the California State Bar in disciplinary and admissions...
28Apr