SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Friday, the Santa Barbara County Superior Court welcomed its newest member to the bench, Judge Teresa Martinez. She will be formally sworn in as a Superior ...

Last week, the Family Health Plan filed a lawsuit against the county in Santa Clara County Superior Court, asking a judge to intervene and issue a temporary restraining order to prevent the county ...

A separate civil case before the Santa Clara County Superior Court is scheduled to go to trial next month. In that lawsuit, first filed in 2020, Clyne is accused of committing “multiple acts ...

The future of fire protection in the South Bay is in the balance as Santa Clara County supervisors aim to transition from a fire department run by Cal Fire to one run by the county. Santa Clara ...

Presiding Judge Patricia Kelly welcomed Martinez and said she will be an outstanding addition to the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. “Her tenure with County Counsel’s Office provides her ...

With deep cuts expected to Medicaid, Medicare and other social services programs this year, Santa Clara County Executive James Williams is recommending pulling nearly $70 million in federal funds ...

Two attorneys that will be filling the court commissioner vacancies, the Pima County Superior Court has announced. After interviewing seven candidates for the positions and asking for public input ...

Several hundred Santa Clara County Office of Education employees — including workers in special education, Head Start and the Migrant Education programs — will be laid off later this year ...

Longtime deputy public defender Christopher Van Meir was named a judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Van Meir has worked as a public defender in three counties for 19 years.