Cheryl Miller

August 03, 2010 | Law.com

Judges are nervously watching Yolo County, Calif., where local leaders are considering whether to stop providing county-funded benefits to Superior Court jurists, potentially making it the first county in the state to rescind judicial benefits since state legislation addressed the issue in 2009. Judges' groups are pleading with county leaders not to trigger a domino effect, and the Alliance of California Judges has warned that eliminating benefits might discourage "lawyers of the highest caliber" from joining the bench.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

August 14, 2006 | The Recorder

The state public defender's office, now led by Michael Hersek, has a much different mission than it did when founded 30 years ago. Which may explain why it's still around.

By Cheryl Miller

8 minute read

December 13, 2007 | Law.com

A federal judge Wednesday boosted California's efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes when he rejected industry arguments that such power rests solely with federal regulators, not individual states. The decision means that, if California receives a long-awaited EPA waiver, the state can mandate lower emissions in cars, SUVs and pickups starting with 2009 models. The state's governor and attorney general sued the EPA last month, arguing that it's dragging its feet on processing the waiver.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

May 01, 2007 | The Recorder

Sacramento's Judge Gary Mullen doesn't miss working in the midst of capital politics. Still, he hasn't escaped politics completely.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

June 26, 2007 | Law.com

Of the 23 lawyers Gov. Schwarzenegger appointed to new bench seats Friday, 18 are white. This isn't what diversity proponents had in mind when they extracted the governor's pledge to name more ethnic minorities to the bench.

By Cheryl Miller

4 minute read

January 05, 2007 | The Legal Intelligencer

Less than a month after he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge, ex-gubernatorial aide Richard Costigan has jumped ship to return to his former firm, Manatt Phelps & Phillips.

By Cheryl Miller ALM

3 minute read

June 08, 2009 | The Recorder

Lawmakers rejected the governor's attempt to cut almost all of the law school funding. Hastings can thank former students -- and the foresight of Serranus Clinton Hastings.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

June 26, 2008 | The Recorder

Invoking the state's unfair competition law, the complaint seeks to prevent the mortgage originator from deceiving future borrowers. It also seeks damages.

By Cheryl Miller

5 minute read

July 13, 2006 | The Recorder

California Attorney General Bill Lockyer and 33 other AGs will file an antitrust suit today against seven chip manufacturers in an attempt to recover millions of dollars. They'll have to get in line.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read

July 30, 2009 | The Recorder

The Judicial Council sets once-a-month furlough days for all courts, despite public friction with sheriffs and backstage complaints from judges.

By Cheryl Miller

3 minute read