Judiciary and Judicial Perspective

The Beverly Reid O’Connell Power Lunch program

Relaunched in a virtual format, program helps high school students explore legal careers

From Issue: 2021 July

Creating the courtroom environment that encourages jurors to actively listen for facts is the job of the trial judge

From Issue: 2019 July

Discovery meet and confer cannot be meaningful without real dialogue between the parties – and not by letter or email

Just a few minutes of mindfulness every day can clear away distracting thoughts and emotional baggage

From Issue: 2019 July

A trial judge’s personal favorite courtroom films

What everybody does wrong

From Issue: 2019 July

A tribute to the late Beverly Reid O'Connell and her legacy, the Superior Court Power Lunch. And a special look at how it changed a life

From Issue: 2019 July

Are you prepared to put in the work necessary to become feared and revered?

We will be able to keep the wheels of justice moving forward notwithstanding continuing obstacles

From Issue: 2021 July

Nine months into the job at Department 1, Judge Riff explains why this is an exciting time to be in court leadership

The new presiding judge’s vision for LA County’s civil and criminal courts

The Mosk courthouse may be open, but you may not want to come here

From Issue: 2020 July