<The Recorder's report is 'Built-In Headwinds': Justice Goodwin Liu Confronts Bias in Legal Profession: "I don't think that people, the judges and the court personnel and others who have these biases, they're not malicious," California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu said Tuesday. "They're not even conscious of the assumptions that they're making.">
[Also today at 1:30 you can hear Justice Cuellar as part of ACS's Path to the Bench Initiative program, here.] <The DJ's report is Justice, 2 judges discuss nontraditional paths to the bench. “I wanted to do something where words and ideas could turn into action in some way. And you know, getting the chance to be a lawyer was really cool. Getting the chance to be a judge is amazing. I still pinch myself. I feel very lucky,” Cuellar said. The Recorder's article is So You Want to Be a Judge? Three judges from diverse backgrounds shared tips for landing a seat on California's superior, state appellate and federal benches.>
LACBA's 2021 Bench (Virtually) Meets the Bar annual event will be a webinar on June 10 from noon to 1:30 and will feature State of Courts addresses from the 9th Circuit's Chief Judge Sid Thomas, the 2d District's APJ Elwood Lui, as well as from the CD Cal's chief and LASC's PJ. (Free for sitting judges; $25 for LACBA members.)
Yesterday's Recorder had You Lost in Probate Court. Should You Appeal? by David Greco.
Also of note BASF presents Manufacturing Federal Appellate Jurisdiction on June 1 (noon to 1:15), presented by appellate lawyers Brian Sutherland, Josephine Petrick, and Adam Hoffman.
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