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Basic Trial Skills
CCCBA’s Education Committee along with the Litigation and Barristers Young Lawyers Section proudly present a series of sessions on Basic Trial Skills. Each session is 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm on the second Tuesdays of the month from January through June 2022 $15 Barristers Section members, $25 Litigation Section members, Free for Law Students, $35...
Read ArticleBench-Bar - A Lasting Partnership
We hope you enjoy this combined Bench-Bar issue of the CC Lawyer! The word to describe the long-lasting relationship between the Contra Costa County Bar Association and the court is partnership. The CCCBA is always willing to, and asking how, they can assist the court. The CCCBA has been a tremendous companion for the court...
Read ArticleChanges in Juvenile Court
Twenty twenty-one has been another year marked by challenges, resilience and significant changes within the landscape of juvenile justice. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Juvenile Court continued to conduct many hearings via a remote platform. The courthouse was closed to the public from Monday, December 7, 2020, to March 30th, 2021, during which...
Read ArticleReflections on a Career on the Bench
Read ArticleQ&A with CCCBA President Ericka McKenna
Tell us about you and your family. I’ve lived in the Bay Area my entire life apart from a short stint in high school as an exchange student in Germany. I’m from San Jose and went to college at Berkeley and law school at Hastings and have lived in the East Bay ever since. A...
Read ArticleWelcome to the Bench
We are pleased to introduce two new judges and two new commissioners to the Contra Costa County Superior Court bench. Judge Jennifer Lee This native of Los Angeles traded in sunshine for snow and graduated from Penn State University, Dickinson School of Law in 1997. She began her career with Centre County Public Defender’s Office...
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