Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Chief Names Group to Review Pretrial Reform Efforts

Chief Justice Names Group to Review Pretrial Reform Efforts in California 

The 12-person group—which includes trial court judges, appellate justices and court executive officers from courts of all sizes and from both rural and urban areas—will begin meeting in February.

Members of the Pretrial Reform and Operations Workgroup include:
  • Justice Marsha Slough (Chair), Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Two
  • Judge Marla Anderson, Monterey County Superior Court
  • Judge C. Todd Bottke, Tehama County Superior Court
  • Justice Tom DeSantos, Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District
  • Judge Judith Dulcich, Kern County Superior Court
  • Judge Jackson Lucky, Riverside County Superior Court
  • Judge Serena Murillo, Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • Judge Sam Ohta, Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • Judge Winnifred Younge Smith, Alameda County Superior Court
  • Alex Calvo, Court Executive Officer, Santa Cruz County Superior Court
  • Sherri R. Carter, Court Executive Officer, Los Angeles County Superior Court
  • David Yamasaki, Court Executive Officer, Orange County Superior Court