1st DCA pro tem update

These current judicial officers are assigned to temporarily fill judicial vacancies at the First District:

• Judge Elizabeth M. Hill of San Mateo County Superior Court will be sitting pro tempore in Division One until November 30, 2024.
• Judge Danielle Douglas of Contra Costa County Superior Court will be sitting pro tempore in Division Four until November 7, 2024.

And from the Gov's office:

Claws for celebration: Governor Newsom signs legislation establishing state crustacean, slug, and seashell -- What you need to know: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom signed three bills establishing three new state symbols: the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.

For more animal law, The Recorder has Bedsworth: Bon Appetit, Monsieur Raccoon

The NLJ has Covington Adding Former DOJ Civil Appellate Head to Supreme Court Practice -- Sarah Harrington (former head of the USDOJ civil appellate staff), who has argued 22 times before the justices, says she is "not afraid of a hot bench."

And the NLJ has 'Be Not Afraid': Kavanaugh on the Importance of Being Thick-Skinned -- "In my job, you lose a lot of friends and that's just the reality of it," Justice Brett Kavanaugh said at The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.

The MetNews has C.A. Admonishes Defense Counsel for Unsupported, Unbecoming Attacks -- Opinion Says Lawyer’s Arguments in Favor of Reversing Denial of Resentencing Were Unmerited Character Accusations Against Court, Prosecutor. Decision here.