By Judge Dwayne Moring
The San Diego Superior Court launched a local Judicial Mentor Program (JMP) last year to encourage the development of a well-qualified and diverse judicial applicant pool with a varied background of legal practice areas. Read More
As an attorney seeking to advance your career, whether within a firm or within the legal community at large, you may feel the “overachiever” instinct to immediately accept any new assignments, cases, or opportunities within industry organizations. Taking on such additional commitments can be an effective means for motivated attorneys to set themselves apart. While “keeping your nose to the grindstone,” “burning the midnight oil,” or any other hardworking adage of your choice is arguably an occupational hazard of the legal profession, attorneys must remain mindful of their professional obligations and ethical limitations on stretching themselves too thin. Read More
September brings back-to-school excitement to many San Diegans, including law students at our three local law schools. For practicing attorneys, fall may be a return to work after weeks of vacation, or just a return to full calendars and caseloads. The SDCBA and the New Lawyer Division provide a variety of opportunities for lawyers to take a break from their busy schedules – or dive deeper into learning – with social events, CLE, and volunteer opportunities. Read More
Less than half of Americans approve of the way the United States Supreme Court is handling its job, according to a July 2022 Gallup poll. Just prior to the Court’s landmark decisions this year in Dobbs, Kennedy and others, only a quarter of Americans reported having a “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in the Court, a historic low in Gallup’s 50-year survey. Read More
Veneeta Jaswal has known from a young age that she wanted to be a “laywer,” as she wrote in second grade when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. It is safe to say that this future litigator would be proud to see what became of her dream. Read More
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