Upcoming Town Halls with Local Courts

Upcoming Town Hall Sessions We’re working with local superior courts to organize town hall sessions to ask questions and hear the latest plans from the court. Keep an eye out for collaborations with Contra Costa and Santa Clara County Superior Courts soon. Alameda County Family Law Date Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Program 12:00 – 1:00 […]

What I Learned From My First Court Appearance

THE THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY FIRST COURT APPEARANCE BY:  NIKKI CLARK This article was republished with permission from Nikki Clark, now a Commissioner with the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda. It was originally published by the ABA some 10 years ago, but still holds true today. I was sworn in as an […]

Upcoming Programs and Events July 2020

What’s new in July at the ACBA? Programs and events during the shelter in place order will be held via live stream unless stated otherwise. ACBA CLEs are FREE for ACBA members!  July 1, 2020 12:00PM – 1:30PM ACBA ADR Section Workplace Mediation July 1, 2020 5:30PM – 6:30PM ACBA Criminal Section, Public Entity Law […]

Updates from Local Courts Week July 6th– June 10th

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Updates from Local Courts Week July 6th– July 10th We’ve compiled updates from our local Courts in one post. We’ll update this post as more information comes in this week. Wednesday, July 8, 2020: The Superior Court of Alameda County announces staff furlough days to address Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget reductions. Details here. Friday, July […]

Wellness and Self-Care for the Holiday Weekend

Wellness and Self-Care for the Holiday Weekend Created and curated by the National Legal Aid & Defender Association As we go into this holiday weekend, we hope that all of you can take some time to relax and check in with yourself. We have made a few updates to this resource list we previously sent […]