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Judges around the state and lawmakers in Sacramento are reacting to this week's exclusive I-Team report that showed photos of court system employees dressed up like prisoners at an office party.
But Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Sweet reasoned that defendants are regularly asked to submit physical evidence, and said that the defense had to honor the prosecutor's search warrant.
U.S. SUPREME COURT / Review of displays in courts OKd / Judges to decide if buttons with victim's photo taint a fair trial By Bob Egelko , Chronicle Staff Writer April 18, 2006 ...
Sacramento Superior Court Judge Jaime Román has been admonished by state judicial commissioners who concluded Román’s conduct on the bench was “improper at a minimum,” for abusing his ...
ADDS REVERSAL OF JUDGE'S ORIGINAL ORDER BANNING PUBLICATION WEDNESDAY - In this Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018 photo, Ramon Alberto Escobar, with an unidentified attorney, appears at a hearing in Los ...
Supporters of Sacramento’s homeless population are pushing back against a superior court judge’s claims that crimes are being committed by people living in tents around the courthouse.
Sacramento County Superior Court Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala returns to the court where she served as a central staff attorney and senior chambers attorney for almost 13 years.
SACRAMENTO (CN) – A dispute between Sacramento judges and California’s statewide judicial administration has resulted in a deal giving the judges a seat at the table in the implementation of a massive ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Stephen Lau, an attorney for the Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System, to serve as judge in Sacramento Superior Court. Lau, 47, of Placer County was among ...
News Governor Names Sacramento Trial Court Judge to Depleted 3rd District Appellate Bench Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday also named seven new judges to three trial courts around the state.