The Recorder has Courts, Lawyers Press On With Business as SoCal Wildfires Rage -- Wind-driven wildfires in Los Angeles County destroyed the homes of two courts of appeal justices and forced an unknown number of court workers, jurors, judicial officers and attorneys to evacuate.
- The Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six courthouse in Ventura canceled oral arguments scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, with a statement noting the fires' impact. Two Second District justices, Arthur Gilbert of Division Six and Helen Bendix of Division One, confirmed that their homes had burned in the fires. "We lost everything," Gilbert stated in an email.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit courthouse in Pasadena closed Wednesday, although employees were still working remotely, according to Clerk of Court Molly Dwyer. The Ninth Circuit will be closed Thursday to observe the national day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
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