Cheryl Miller

September 10, 2009 | The Recorder

Cuts have left court officials working overtime to get criminal matters into adequately staffed courtrooms.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 11, 2006 | The Recorder

A Third District panel nixed campaign rules aimed at stopping candidates from raising and spending unlimited amounts of money on ballot measures.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

December 24, 2007 | The Recorder

Santa mulls whether Attorney General Jerry Brown, Chief Justice Ronald George and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger belong on the "naughty" or "nice" list this year.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 18, 2007 | Corporate Counsel

A federal judge has dismissed California's global warming lawsuit against six automakers, saying the issues raised in the nuisance claim should be addressed by lawmakers and not the court. The state's first-of-its-kind lawsuit, filed by then-California Attorney General Bill Lockyer a year ago, sought to hold Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan and Toyota liable for the environmental harm their cars and trucks produce.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

January 13, 2010 | The Recorder

Prompted by last year's Richmond gang rape, state lawmaker (and AG candidate) Pedro Nava wants to require witnesses to violent crimes to step up. CACJ doesn't like the idea.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

September 14, 2006 | The Recorder

After a seesaw-like summer, the California Judges Association's Terry Friedman says the organization is "stronger than ever."

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

February 08, 2011 | The Recorder

But report stops short of saying CCMS, which has backing of new Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, should be scrapped.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

December 26, 2007 | Law.com

In a state where 25 counties pay private attorneys to defend their poor in court, Richard Ciummo just may be the Sam Walton of California's indigent defense industry. Ciummo is the principal of a private, for-profit law firm that holds contracts for indigent representation in nine counties. While Walton made billions selling products on the cheap, Ciummo has perfected a similar albeit much less profitable business model offering local government a range of professional legal services at an affordable price.

By Cheryl Miller

13 minute read

June 12, 2008 | The Recorder

Maybe some of that porn wasn't his. But back in 2001, the Ninth Circuit judge's fight for unfettered browsing had some in Washington wondering just what he was up to.

By Cheryl Miller and Dan Levine

6 minute read

March 30, 2010 | The Recorder

A Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2-1 that lawyers improperly considered race in picking jurors for a suit over whether an employer illegally fiied workers who failed an English exam.

By Cheryl Miller

2 minute read