Open seats & Bad Guys

Today's DJ has Newsom nominates 3 to appeal courts; names 8 trial judges
-- If these nominees are confirmed, the state will have 12 open seats on courts of appeal. Superior court judges do not require confirmation. There are now more than 90 open positions on superior courts in California.

And today's DJ has the start of a five-part series by Myron Moskowitz, Part I: The problem - judging "bad guys." The “Bad Guy” phenomenon is that "Judges do not always apply the law equally to people they see as Bad Guys."

Law360 has As The Supreme Court Has Changed, So Has The Bar -- A big change is there's no one predictable swing vote anymore.

Registration is open for LACBA's 2023 Bench Meets the Bar Luncheon, April 27 at the DTLA Biltmore (11:15 to 1:30) featuring presentations by 2d DCA APJ Lui, LASC PJ Jessner, and C.D. Cal. CJ Gutierrez.