Newman honored; Sotomayor in cartoon

Bloomberg Law has 96-Year-Old Suspended Judge Honored at Patent Law Conference

Pauline Newman, the nation’s oldest active federal judge, accepted plaudits and gave out an award named for her at a gathering for patent attorneys, while she continues to battle a disability and misconduct probe that partially sidelined her on the Federal Circuit.

The LA Times has On ‘Alma’s Way,’ Sonia Manzano welcomes ‘the other Sonia from the Bronx’: Justice Sotomayor

On the subject of 9th Circuit stare decisis, see this opinion with conflicting views.

Cal Courts Newsroom has Court Outreach Programs Make a Comeback

Many judges feel a sense of duty to serve their community. In California, when a judge is sworn in, they are reminded of Standard 10.5 of the Standards of Judicial Administration: “Judicial participation in community outreach activities should be considered an official judicial function to promote public understanding of and confidence in the administration of justice.”

And see Judicial Council Names Shelley Curran Next Administrative Director -- Curran, the council’s chief policy and research officer, will assume the judicial branch leadership role Jan. 1.