Ever since shadowing a local jurist on Alhambra High School's career day, Los Angeles Judge Laura Ellison knew her calling was...

Judge Jeffrey Y. Hamilton Jr. works in one-room Kingsburg Courthouse, where he's earned a reputation for his fairness and comm...

South San Francisco Judge Lisa A. Novak makes sure attorneys play between the lines. ...

The high court on Tuesday will examine the constitutionality of a Washington, D.C., law that bars city residents from possessi...

Attorneys from Reed Smith won a significant victory for landlords and credit reporting agencies Wednesday when the state Supre...

When two recent studies, one by the Bar Association of San Francisco and another by New York City Bar, found that Asian-Americ...

Letters to the Editor - I just leafed through the DJ's "Top 20 Under 40" issue (Jan. 23, 2008). The look of the Top 20 . . . d...

Viggo Boserup knows how to relate to the parties involved in a mediation, having been in their shoes 16 years ago. His nationa...

Be careful what you wish for, especially if it involves vast sums of money. That proved to be Francis M. Gagliardi's problem ...

Leading senators introduced long-awaited legislation Thursday that would increase the size of the federal judiciary nationwide...

An Internet scheme that would enable voters to back Ralph Nader or other third-party candidates for president without undercut...

Comedian Garry Shandling testified Thursday that notorious sleuth Anthony Pellicano was involved in a campaign to destroy his ...

Forum Column - By Ronald A. Zumbrun - The state Legislature has tried to dodge its obligation to the public by circumventing o...

Web Exclusive - By Rebecca U. Cho - Find out who's changing jobs, who's moving in or out. See our roundup of comings and going...

A Skid Row hotel owner accused of "shuffling" tenants to keep them from gaining renter's rights will pay former residents $1 m...

Employment - By Karen L. Gabler - Employers need to take note of several key areas in which technological advancements may lea...

Several 9th Circuit bench officers discuss guidelines to ease jurists off the court. When Proctor Hug was 9th Circuit chief ju...

Tonight, members will gather to celebrate their longevity milestone with a dinner at the Hyatt Regency on Mission Bay. ...

In a strongly worded opinion, U.S. District Judge Dean D. Pregerson has ruled that a detained immigrant's constitutional claim...

An appeals court has ruled Los Angeles County is not liable for the accidental combustion of a Lexus owned by a political corr...

The California State Assembly has named a San Francisco County Superior Court judge as District 13's 2008 Woman of the Year. ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday it will set stricter standards on smog-forming ozone emissions, b...

If a defendant insists on pleading insanity, no attorney or judge can stand in the way, a state appellate court ruled Wednesda...

Two candidates will challenge District Attorney Steve Cooley as he attempts to win his third term in office. ...

Forumn Column - By Barry Zalma - The Legislature must take real, measured steps to stop the United States' $100 billion insura...

Judges who don't know when to quit have been an infrequent feature of courts across the nation, difficult to deal with at the ...

Focus Column - By Jay Folberg - Effective negotations require carefully timed concessions and an awareness of power plays. ...

Forum Column - By Areva D. Martin - A lawsuit challenging the Office of Administrative Hearings should impel California's lead...

San Diego's Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins settled 49 shareholder class actions in 2007, more than double any othe...

A Los Angeles attorney cannot be sued for warning his client's customers not to do business with a disgruntled former employee...