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$1 billion in budget cuts to California Courts leads Judge Mize and several other judges to pave a straighter path. Two days a month, Judge James Mize helps couples complete simple divorces so they can get on with their lives. Developed in Sacramento, Judge Mize attempts to make the sometimes maddening, intimidating and frequently confounding process a bit easier.

January 1, 2015 signaled the beginning of hundreds of new laws in California. One of these laws found its genesis in the Isla Vista shooting while others from broader environmental issues.

Deputy Public Defender Jami Tillotson was arrested for preventing police from questioning or photographing her client at the San Francisco Hall of Justice.

Friday a week ago, the California Supreme Court decided to prohibit state judges from belonging to the Boy Scouts of America because it is an organization the practices "invidious discrimination” Judges will have until January 21, 2016 to earn all of their badges.

When the tentative ruling is against you have two choices: contest or concede. One of these choices is generally the way to go.

A Santa Barbara County jury returns guilty verdicts in the first human-trafficking jury trial in county history.

If you are in State court without a lawyer, you are there “for oneself," or in propria persona or pro per. Over the next year, I hope to assist you with your journey, give you direction, keep you focused, and well hydrated. Please feel free to comment and email questions, which may become the subject future blog posts.