he was elevated to the superior court by pete wilson, appointed first and then elevated to the supreme court by pete wilson. in the superior court capacity, he continued his understanding and his presentation on equal justice under the law, so impressive that a democratic president named bill clinton accepted the recommendations of the senatorial representatives from california and marino became a district judge of the district court in california, approved unanimously by the u.s. senate on an appointment from bill clinton. just think about that, republican, wilson republican, clinton a democrat. it didn't take gray davis long to recognize that he, too, wanted to get in on appointing marino to something. and he appointed marino as an associate justice of our court. i think maybe the third in the history of the state of california and hispanic in that category. he has since completed his task in that regard, but in the process, he has made friends everywhere, friends under every circumstances. so tonight, admission high school in the mission, part of the city that traditionally carries

was illegal what happened after that minister of justice of russia mr khan a while ago built to superior court again to liquidate my party despite two court decisions european court of what it means that the government still tried to stop activity of my body does that mean that the minister of justice is breaking the law because absolutely behind it was a because the ministry of justice is the executive branches and it has to abate the court the supreme court decision absolutely and he does and absolutely that means that he appeals yes but does he have the right to appeal they have a right but it's very strange if you have to the citizens court decisions it it's difficult to believe that european court of the supremes court of russia in the again it builds a two to last party he's appealing to the constitutional court not the supreme court again but but it's you know it's a legal procedure it's a little it's a difficult legal procedure well they're trying to make life after you're in a position of this is not ok but i remember one of the actions after the next elections and i can't participate

of human for human rights in strasbourg in january i won the russian supreme court decision of superior court what was it called in the european court decision that liquidation was illegal what happened after that minister of justice of russia mr cano while two days ago built to superior court again to liquidate my party despite two court decisions european court of appeal but what it means that the government steal tried to stop activity of my brother does that mean that the minister of justice is breaking the law because i was a little bit behind it was because the ministry of justice is the executive branches and it has to abate the court the supreme court decision absolutely and he doesn't absolutely that means that he appeals yes but does he have the right to appeal they have a right but it's very strange if you have to the citizens court decisions it it's difficult to believe that european court of the supremes court of russia again it builds to close party he's appealing to the constitutional court not the supreme court again but no it's again it's a legal procedure it's a little it's

in 1990, the board approved the initial 10-year lease for courtroom, a minister in offices for superior court, and that was extended for an additional 10 years in 2001, with the current landlord, the mattison family trust. there are offices and one conference room that make up the 9000 square foot space. the month has been on hold overs since july 2011, while negotiations with both the landlord and be administrative office of the courts have progressed to a point that have produced what is before you today. in 2008, to give the background on what you have what you have in front of you and the way you have it, the board approved the state mandated court to transfer agreement between the city and they -- the aoc, subject to things that may impact the property, like this lease. under the legislation, the city was obligated to pay a county facility payment, but that cfp could be reduced. this 10-year lease is fixed at $25,597 per month or about $34.80 per square foot. until its determination in july 21. it includes 15-year renewal option, and that is at 95% of fair market rent at that time. to gi

. >> reporter: we are leer at the superior court. this is where mirkarimi's last court appearance was. today he will be appealing to the family court which is located at the civic center courthouse. he will be seeking visitation rights so he can see his son. this is something the superior court judge urged him to do last week when he was seeking to lift the stay away order. the judge turned it down and the sheriff then called the ruling quote disproportionately cruel. it will be interesting to see how things play out today. since they arrested mirkarimi he has not been able to contact his wife or two-year-old child. the sheriff is fighting three misdemeanor charges, nest violence battery, child endangerment, and persuading a witness. he grabbed his wife hard enough to bruise her arm. he will appear at 9:00 this morning february 22nd is the pretrial hearing. real trial will begin two days later. coming up we'll tell you what we have learned from a former prosecutor about his chances of winning his trial. live from san francisco i'm tar

superior court with the story. >> by people are on trial at d.c. superior court for multiple murders -- five people are on trial and it started over a cheap piece of costume jewelry. 14 people had been shot, five fatally. the mayhem of march 2010 that left carnage across this neighborhood came to trial today and so did the families of many of the victims. [inaudible] >> in a packed court room, he said it started in this alabama avenue apartment after someone swiped a bracelet and he called his brother, orlando. with an ak-47 is shot into a car killing jordan howe and wounding two others. he were shot and wounded by one of his friends. the mayhem that followed was after orlando carter spotted mourners from his funeral on capitol street and sought revenge. with the help of his friends there were three other defendants on trial. that night they needed an extra gun so they tried robbing 17- year-old nelson and killed him. five minutes later, they drove to south capitol and opened up fire in a crowd at random killingsbrishell jones william jones, devaug

in 2003 the superior court contracted with the bar association of san francisco indigent to have cost-savingo the administration and billing associated with conflicts. so tron is the director of the courts administration and has been working with jeff since 2003 to make sure that indigent panels are effective and that they do all -- that we do all we can to prevent recidivism. so thank you, jeff, for allowing us to be here and co-sponsoring this event. thank you all for coming here. [applause] >> thank you. next i'd like to introduce, the incoming president of the criminal trial lawyers association of northern california, frank. >> hello. i'm frank and president-elect of criminal trial lawyers association of northern california. ctla is a proud co-sponsor of the justice summit here today. i've been asked to say a few words about ctla to both inform and entertain you for about the next two minutes. it's a professional association of criminal defense lawyers in the bay area. our membership list includes about 400 lawyers and private investigators, expert witnesses and even some professors and

for jeremiah, who we mentioned, he may have tossed a brick at a police opposition and was in superior court today. he is accused of felony assault on a police officer. a number of the occupiers were injured in the raid that took place this weekend. from northwest kendis gibson. >> how the weather has helped keep the stink bugs away. >> how long will the weather continued? >> the super bowl is still dominating the conversation at work. i will break down for you and show you the key plays that made the difference for both teams. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage companies are delivering. >> you are watching abc7 news at 6:00, on your side. >> we continue with a dialogue about gasoline prices. >> gas

superior court and claimed that he was alone that night and that calvin woodland had a gun and pulld gun on him. but, the prosecutors say that that is not true and that this was just a robbery and that there is no evidence that carvellin woodland had a gun. in fact, prosecutors say the police were able to connect the murder weapon to reginald rogers and that he never said he acted in self-defense until his trial started two weeks ago. laura? >> all right, thank you for the update. >>> a maryland man is being held without bond accused of murdering a community activist. police believe that lynnwood johnson killed lenny harris and stuffed his body in a well. harris, you may remember, disappeared in september. prince georges county investigators say robbery was the motive and that they new each other. >>> homicide detectives are looking into another murder. the officers found a man shot in a deck, elphi, maryland. the victim is identified as joel brown of silver spring and he later died at the hospital. the officers are still looking for a motive and suspects. >>> does it get better than

superior court with details. pat? >> the numbers here are mind-boggling.five defendant murder case. this trial could go on for three months. the opening statement bit prosecutor went on for

must i wait until then for a superior court to rule if i should have a bathroom? i only see that u.s. the people who can put permits through, i have been flexible about this. i have been waiting for a long time. if there is a way to put a contingency about letting the permits go through, if they were to address my bathroom, or if we could go into the hallway and come to an arrangement, that would be nice. just being here tonight caused me to hear other cases that made me realize that this as-built plan shows of this area is fine and does not need to be touched. but it is going to be touched. it is proper that people who live in the area are noticed about a construction project. that is what i've picked up from being in the room tonight. a drawing that was made in 2000, this was taken today. this is what it looks like. how can we stay here? they're not in the plans to be touched. fyi, the lead paint was probably the highest next to my kitchen. am i done? thank you. >> next speaker. sir. >> i am in 340 spruce street. i am connected to this issue because jackie comes

the superior court in san francisco recently said that it will have to reduce its staff by 42% compared to where it was two years ago, and that it will have to close 25 court firms -- courtrooms. we have established a commission for the preservation of the justice system that is chaired by ted olson and david boyce, speakers at this great forum in the past, and 24 of the most prominent lawyers in the country, both women and men, all ethnicities, both sides of the aisle, to look at this issue. let me tell you what we found. in hearings around the country, we found the supreme court of georgia telling us that there court is so under-funded that she has to ask nexus' lexus for pencils for her law clerks. in ohio, you cannot finally pleading unless you bring your own paper. in new hampshire, the court closed the courts to all civil jury trials for a year, a year. alabama supreme court justice said she is going to have to reduce civil trials by 50% and criminal cases by 1/3. well, we have spent $1.30 trillion in bringing the rule of law to parts of the rest of the world. the rule of law begi

superior court. pat? >> reporter: they were buddies. sankwan played sports with jordan. sankwan stayed at jordan's house. but now sankwan is charged in jordan's murder. the victim, 20-year-old jordan howe, an aspiring pro boxer. on trial, in his murder, sankwan bootsy carter, a chooildhood friend. on the stand and under oath jordan howe's mom. people have a hard time trying to understand this. jordan and his accused killer sankwan were friends. >> yes. >> reporter: sankwan stayed at your house. >> yes. >> reporter: you were his team mother. >> yes. >> reporter: two days before the murder he came to your apartment and gave you a big hug and kissed you. >> yes he did. >> reporter: now this. >> yes. that's a snake for you. i'm glad i got it off my chest to testify today and let the jury know what really happened that day, that night they killed my son. >> reporter: diane howe has been waiting for more than two years to tell this story and fighting back tears she took the stand and recounted what happened the night her son jordan was killed. there were a lot of gunshots, she

. >>> governor brown has appointed a 54-year-old lawyer from martinez as the newest superior court judge in contra costa county. right now, terry mockler is the assistant public defender. she's been with the public defender's office since 1985. a graduate from hastings school of law, she replaces peter berger, who recently retired. >>> classes are canceled for the rest of the week at the san francisco high school where hundreds of students came sick. s.i. high school is being disinfected. the special cleaning will continue at the school today. more than 300 students were stickenned by a stomach -- sickened by a stomach that was possibly caused by the highly contagious norovirus. >>> a bill to legalize same-sex marriage has cleared the state senate in washington. >> 28 nays -- [ cheers ] >> the bill now heads to the house where it's expected to pass as early as next week. washington's governor says she will sign the bill into law. that means washington is likely to become the 7th state to allow gay marriage. opponents are already vowing a legal challenge. >>> republican presidential candi

you know what the superior court said? we can't let this happen because you were married to an enslaved person. let me say this right now. we don't use the word "slave." i want everybody to say "enslaved." say it louder. and you know why? because if you start practicing that you will change how you look at our an set ofers ancestors. it will change how you feel in your heart about the accomplishments of our brother ants dub and sisters because you don't have a clue what they have done and sacrificed to get where we are today. so you know what shirley and i have been doing the last five years? we've taken an exhibition and we've gone to seven cities. maybe when it finishes may 1, it will be over thee million people that have seen it. we don't tell the "ain't it awful" story about slavery. we tell how people overcame. when jenny went to court, she says yes, i was married. she all -- actually was married twice. you follow me? she was married to an enslaved person. she told the judge because in the state of massachusetts you d

so, again, judge lee baxter, retired from the san francisco superior court bench. [applause] >> thank you for your kind words. i have been away for a while, but i certainly enjoyed my time on the bench, particularly at the hall of justice. i love the community of attorneys there and the community of judges. i'm glad to be back today. i'm also very delighted and honored to be participating in our fabulous panel which i will introduce you to in just a few minutes. before we begin, though, i wanted to say a quick few words about a tony serra story. i don't know if tony is still here or not. he probably is not. but i did want to tell you about this because i think it's important because it embodies something about tony that maybe you don't know. and maybe he'll watch the video of this and hear what i have to say. i was appointed to the bench in 1987, and i was assigned to a misdemeanor trial court, civil, actually. the very first trial, jury trial, that they sent to me was a simple assault misdemeanor case. and when the attorneys -- when i found out who the attorneys w

and smaller staff at san mateo superior court. call any of the three offices, and you will hear this. >> there is a change based on three years of state budget cuts. >> there is reduced phone and office hours. and beginning april 2, the court is expected to have a further reduction in staff. it has been reduced by 24% already. as a result, the traffic division is being consolidated. >> we're having to do the same amount of work, the work has not changed, with fewer people. and that's why we're consolidating. we've been looking at these efforts for over a year now. and we feel that this is the best move for our court. but certainly is a challenge. >> and it is in this day and age, with so many deficits and budget cuts, and trying to balance the books with everybody, i think it is fine. >> reporter: the good news is, they do not anticipate any layoffs as a result of those extra staff reductions. many of the people will leave either through attrition or by choice. that is, they will be given more of an incentive if they choose to lea

. >> speaking of that turf war, the shootings come as a superior court judge issued a preliminary injunction against 40 gang members in the fruit veil district. it covers two square miles and 400 city blocks and prohibits gang members from selling drugs and threatening witnesses and carrying guns, among other things. >> after a frustrating day for travelers, everything is back to normal at san francisco international airport after a bomb scare disrupted the delta flights all afternoon. terminal one was evacuated when an elderly woman could not identify a cannister that showed up in a scan of her carry on bag. she said she was driven by an iranian cabdriver. they used a robot to examine the can miss sister that turned out to be a bottle of oxygen. >> everything shutdown. of course the people that were through they forced them to the gate quickly. the people not through they forced them out the door quickly. >> terminal one was closed for about two hours with delta airline delays rippling across the nation. >>> muni is reviewing its maintenance procedures after one of the buses sent a piece of

words of chief justice berger in 1986 in the supreme court's press enterprise company versus superior court. for too long the american people have been effectively prohibited from observing the open sessions of the supreme court. think about our extra effort to make certain the nominations process are available to every american on a real-time basis. we believe that is a valuable part of our decision-making process. our bill would require televising all -- a majority of the justices of the supreme court can determine that the public televising of these proceedings would violate the due process rightses of one more or of the justices of the supreme court and could literally close the cameras. there's just no justification about such a powerful element of government to argue such a view outside the american people. the supreme court considers many important things and soon they will consider affordable health care act, a measure which literally touches the lives of every single american, every family, every business. i think it's important that as our hearings and deliberations on that measur

contemplated that during the first half of this year there would be medians between cigarette, superior court, the private bar as well as talking about the best way to do this. what i would like to do this when it says within six months of the effective date, in the first six months would figure on how this program would move forward and for the fiscal year we're entering into we implement it. within six months of the effective date stay within four months. supervisor kim: we can do that without opposition. supervisor avalos: thanks to president chiu for bringing this here. if you could talk about what kinds of cases we're talking about. the need closed beyond some of the things that have been discussed. in my district in neighborhoods like the mission and colonel heights, the issue of immigration is a big issue and there is a need for presentation in those as well. if you are talking about domestic violence, those are important cases where there's a great need. prsident chiu: i think at the top of that list are wrongful evictions. obviously we have significant needs when it comes to family l

scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow morning in a metropolitan superior court. i'm bev leerly white. >> how could out happen? a teen from oakland facing murder charges after alingedly confessing to killing his parents. moses cayman appeared in court. the 15-year-old face twos counts of murder and will be prosecuted as an adult. accused of strangling both adoptive parents, mother and father and trying to burn their bodies inside the family's parked car. investigators say the boy's second suspension from school may have led to that attack. the attorney for the accused teen is expected to enter a plea for his client tomorrow. >> the state's budget crisis could have cruel consequences for abandoned and lost animals. governor brown wants to repeal a law that provide $1 million to animal shelters every year. passed so shelters calledford to give owners time to find their lost bets. the bill's author is now speaking out. >> it is not a budget issue. you can solve the problem with penalties for fees. it is a humane issue. i urge you to look at your dog before you allow t

the superior court commissioner ruled in her favor and awarded her about $10,000. >> it starts with thisne $10,000 judgment but when others file and hundreds of thousands of people file it could end up in the billions of dollars. >> peters is urging 200,000 other plaintiffs to not settle under a proposed class action lawsuit but sue instead. if they follow in her footsteps, a small victory could become a big headache for honda. they could be on the hook for as much as $2 billion. honda says it's going to appeal this verdict. >>> a 715-year-old copy of the magna carta has received a facelift. david reuben stein founded the conservation -- funded the conservation efforts. he bought it in 2007 and he is the same man who donated millions of dollars to repair the washington monument and save the national zoo's pandas. >>> madonna is back in the headlines. she has a new movie and new album and she is purchasing at the super bowl. >> alexis christoforous spoke to the entertainer about her new film. >> reporter: madonna has been burning up the stage for three decades but her upcoming performance