Cheryl Miller

January 27, 2011 | Law.com

In 5-2 ruling, Justice Kathyn Mickle Werdegar says labels matter, and a misleading one can cause "loss of money or property."

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

July 24, 2007 | Law.com

The State Bar says its JNE Commission had given a rare "not qualified" rating to a politically connected lawyer appointed to the Riverside bench in May.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

October 24, 2006 | Law.com

As part of a last-minute compromise, the Judicial Council on Friday unanimously approved new continuing education rules that exempt trial court judges from mandated coursework requirements. Council members hailed the vote as a fair approach to a divisive issue that had drawn opposition from the California Judges Association and intense anger from some jurists. But one state senator warned it could hurt the judiciary's public image at a time when jurists are lobbying for more pay and greater independence.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 04, 2007 | Law.com

Less than a month after he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge, Richard Costigan, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's former legislative secretary, has jumped ship to return to Manatt, Phelps & Phillips' government affairs division. His quick departure raises questions about McKenna's expansion plans in the California capital. Jeffrey Miller, the firm's managing director for Sacramento operations, has told sources that the firm is weighing its future in the market in the wake of Costigan's leaving.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

October 06, 2006 | The Legal Intelligencer

Former Hewlett-Packard General Counsel Ann Baskins escaped criminal charges Wednesday, even as state prosecutors charged five others in connection with the company�s boardroom spying scandal.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

July 15, 2009 | The Recorder

A self-imposed one-day-a-month furlough launches in Los Angeles County, and Mendocino's court also shuts down as the Legislature continues to dither over the state budget.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

November 26, 2007 | The Recorder

A Ninth Circuit panel, led by Judge Johnnie Rawlinson, says California should lighten up on interest groups that only occasionally campaign over ballot measures.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read

April 15, 2011 | The Recorder

The state's judges are on the warpath. Can the California Judges Association find them common ground?

By Cheryl Miller and Kate Moser

7 minute read

September 11, 2007 | Law.com

Democrats said the governor's judicial appointments secretary, Sharon Majors-Lewis, has indicated she will identify the lawyers who help her office recruit and screen would-be judges.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 17, 2007 | Law.com

Tucked inside Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's voluminous $143 billion budget proposal is a single-line spending provision that could mean big changes for California's employment laws. The governor's plan allocates slightly less than $500,000 to revive the Industrial Welfare Commission, the five-member body that regulates workers' wages, conditions and hours. The Legislature de-funded -- and effectively deactivated -- the commission in 2004 amid complaints that it failed to consider a minimum wage hike.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read