COURT UPDATE Marin Superior Court Update JOEL GUMBINER
If you missed it, outgoing Presiding Judge Andrew Sweet and Court CEO James Kim provided the much-anticipated update on the Marin County Superior Court on October 27, 2021, at what is normally the annual Judges' Luncheon. Again this year, there was no lunch and no gathering – just a Zoom meeting that over 130 of you attended.
JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENTS These assignments are for 2022 and 2023. Judge James Chou will assume the duties of Presiding Judge on January 1, 2022. Judge Mark Talamantes will become Assistant Presiding Judge. There were many thanks and much deserved praise for Judge Sweet’s han-
We can expect some positive changes in
dling of the Court over the past two years. Within three months of taking the job in Jan-
2022. Some things will surprisingly remain the same. Generally, civil jury trials are back to nearly normal, though with COVID pre-
uary 2020, Judge Sweet inherited and presided over the most difficult two years at the Court in any of our careers. Though it was
cautions. Criminal trials have been going since much further back during the pandemic
certainly not easy, all facets of the Court continued on during the pandemic and the
and continue apace.
wheels of justice continued to turn.
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