Pro tem update: Another couple months for Judge Burke in 2/6

2d DCA Assigned Judges

The following are currently sitting on assignment:

• Judge Rita Miller of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division One until July 31, 2014
• Judge John Shepard Wiley, Jr. of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division One until July 31, 2014
• Judge Edward A. Ferns of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Two until July 31, 2014
• Judge Lee Edmon of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Four until July 31, 2014 -- {from pro-tem to PJ!}
• Retired Judge Michael Mink will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five until July 31, 2014
• Judge Earle Jeffrey Burke of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Six until September 30, 2014
• Judge John Segal of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Seven until July 31, 2014
• Judge Russell S. Kussman of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Eight until July 31, 2014

Speaking of pro tems, here's an interesting published case from Judge Kussman in Div. 8, that starts like this:

"When it comes to educating children, few things are more controversial than standardized tests. And few things generate more conflict than how, or even if, teachers should try to improve their students’ performance on such tests. But by law, school districts must establish standards of expected pupil achievement, and teachers are evaluated and assessed in regards to their students’ progress. Whatever the merits of standardized tests, they are part of the present educational environment in which students, teachers, and parents live."