Cheryl Miller

September 06, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

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July 10, 2006 | The Recorder

Judge Candace Cooper of the Second District Court of Appeal ruled one plaintiff firm's low settlements shouldn't get hotels off the hook for their entire environmental liability.

By Cheryl Miller

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March 16, 2007 | The Recorder

A San Francisco jury awarded millions to a plaintiff who had been struck by a bus on Nob Hill, causing severe brain injuries.

By Cheryl Miller

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February 23, 2006 | Law.com

California's Commission on Judicial Performance has initiated formal proceedings against a judge it says tried to use her position and that of her husband, a state appeals court justice, to avoid arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. At the scene of her arrest, Judge Elaine Rushing allegedly said she had not been driving and had been sitting in the back seat, even though her Porsche sports car had no back seat. The complaint alleges that Rushing "repeatedly" told officers that she was a judge.

By Cheryl Miller

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November 14, 2007 | The Recorder

Child welfare expert Curtis Child will start at the AOC's legislative office in Sacramento next month.

By Cheryl Miller

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May 26, 2011 | The Recorder

By Cheryl Miller

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January 25, 2006 | The Recorder

The union that represents 3,000 government lawyers has nixed a contract provision that would have let members trade a pension for extra pay.

By Cheryl Miller

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April 14, 2010 | Law.com

A California judge who arraigned a family friend on an assault with a deadly weapon charge -- and then hugged her in the jury box -- was publicly admonished by the Commission on Judicial Performance. Judge Anthony Edwards was also chastised for taking a clerk and a deputy marshal on an extended lunch outing on his plane, making Edwards late for a calendar and leaving a courthouse closed during business hours. When the court's executive officer questioned the clerk, Edwards blasted the executive in a letter.

By Cheryl Miller

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April 12, 2007 | The Recorder

A Central Valley Democrat is carrying a bill that would, among other things, allow defendants to appeal class certification orders. Does it stand a chance?

By Cheryl Miller

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October 28, 2008 | The Recorder

The CJP publicly admonished a recently retired judge for how he treated attorneys in his court — like allegedly suggesting one prosecutor had "rocks for brains."

By Cheryl Miller

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