Fog rolls off San Francisco Bay, chilling the 75 or so students taking a short break on what had been a hot, sunny June day in the East Bay hills. Suddenly, a woman walks briskly onto the lawn, ...
CALL IT BOOT CAMP FOR JUDGES. MORE NEW JUDGES AROUND THE BUNCH AT ORLEANS CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURT THAN IN DECADES. BEFORE THEY START HEARING CASES, THEY ARE GETTING AN INTRO INTO WHAT TO EXPECT. THIS ...
For new California judges, law school and a legal career won't cut it -- the state mandates completion of judge school within two years of taking the oath. "The goal is to educate new judicial ...