Oct. 8, 2026
Justice Zukin helped build state's judicial mentor program, faces first retention vote
Presiding Justice Helen Zukin of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 4, a former complex-litigation lawyer who helped develop California's judicial mentoring program, faces her first retention vote.
A mother who had recorded her former partner appearing outside her home in the middle of the night 70 times asked to renew her domestic violence restraining order. The trial court found her fear genuine but not reasonable, pointing to the lack of a pattern of conduct after the order was issued.
Writing for the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 4, in G.G. v. G.S. (2024), now-Presiding Justice Helen Zukin reversed. "The law does not permit courts to make a distinct...
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