Cheryl Miller

August 21, 2006 | Law.com

The California Commission on Judicial Performance last week publicly admonished a judge who delayed a murder trial verdict so he could attend a baseball game. The commission found that Superior Court Judge Paul Zellerbach "failed to give his judicial duties preference" when he left a jury deliberating a double homicide case to watch the playoff. The judge told commissioners he didn't expect the jury to return so quickly.

By Cheryl Miller

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September 15, 2008 | The Recorder

For court-appointed appellate lawyers, summer in California means a long wait for fees.

By Cheryl Miller

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February 10, 2011 | The Recorder

Under State Bar President William Hebert's proposal, the Bar board would no longer be elected.

By Cheryl Miller

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December 16, 2009 | The Recorder

Michael Vicencia, a Los Angeles judge, said the Judicial Council needs to provide better oversight of AOC spending.

By Cheryl Miller

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September 19, 2007 | Law.com

Several dozen judges who took the bench before 1995 qualify for full yearly pension payments after completing 20 years of service and turning 60 years old. In 2003, officials with California's pension fund delivered some good news to those judges regarding a new benefit. But this is a tale of how things get done -- or don't quite get done, as it turns out -- when a bureaucratic snafu, judges' retirement planning and politics collide in the Legislature's end-of-session crush of activity.

By Cheryl Miller

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September 13, 2011 | The Recorder

Plaintiff attorneys have pushed three bills to the governor's desk ? all similar to ones vetoed by Schwarzenegger.

By Cheryl Miller

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August 03, 2011 | The Recorder

Katherine Feinstein's court has $4.6 million socked away, but court officials say they're still going to close civil courtrooms and lay off 200 workers to close a projected $6.2 million deficit.

By Cheryl Miller

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March 16, 2011 | Law.com

By Cheryl Miller

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March 31, 2010 | Law.com

The 9th Circuit ordered a new trial Monday for 23 Latino and Southeast Asian women who say Nibco Inc., a piping system manufacturer, violated their civil rights by firing them after they failed to pass an English-language test of their job skills. The panel said the district court erroneously allowed attorneys for Nibco to use peremptory challenges to boot three Hispanic jurors. Shortly after the initial lawsuit was filed, Nibco sold the plant to new owners, who rehired about two-thirds of the plaintiffs.

By Cheryl Miller

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September 07, 2007 | The Recorder

Memo to judges: Don't compare your bailiffs to the Keystone Cops.

By Cheryl Miller

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