Wednesday, March 21, 2018

2d DCA pro tem parade update

The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d DCA:

  • Judge Helen Bendix of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division One until April 30, 2018
  • Judge Laura A. Matz of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Two until April 30, 2018
  • Judge Halim Dhanidina of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until May 31, 2018
  • Judge Brian S. Currey of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until March 31, 2018
  • Judge Allan Goodman (Retired) of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until April 20, 2018
  • Judge Upinder S. Kalra of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Three until May 31, 2018
  • Judge Anthony J. Mohr of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Four until March 31, 2018
  • Judge Kim Dunning of the Orange County Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five until April 13, 2018
  • Judge Dorothy C. Kim of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five until April 30, 2018
  • Judge Curtis A. Kin of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five beginning April 1 until May 31, 2018
  • Judge Carl H. Moor of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Five beginning April 1 until May 31, 2018
  • Judge Gail Ruderman Feuer of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Seven until May 31, 2018
  • Judge Henry J. Hall of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Eight until March 31, 2018
  • Judge James Edward Rogan of the Orange County Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Eight until April 30, 2018
Today's DJ has Justice Hoffstadt's Court: 'Hold my beer' which begins:
Image result for hold my beerAlthough its exact origins are lost in the mists of pop culture, the phrase "hold my beer" has a very specific meaning: "I can do it better than you can." And it is typically reserved for undertakings that are, at best, ill-advised.
An example: Washington, D.C. says, "Boy, it's been a scandal-filled year!" Hollywood replies, "Hold my beer."
Does the judicial branch ever tell the political branches of government, "Hold my beer"? The recent efforts to reform California's pretrial bail system vividly illustrate the complexity of this question.