Ninth’s Notables – 2nd Quarter 2021
… Her service helped a long, arduous process run smoothly for every party in the nine days of jury selection. Tammy has served the Ninth Circuit with great pride and care for the last 20 years, upholding the same high standards and reputation our circuit maintains. We thank Tammy for her support, teamwork, and dedication to the judicial …
Drug Court
… review and oversight with swift and effective consequences for violation of program rules as well as incentives and rewards for compliance. Treatment follows a graduated model with … and recurring crime. Please contact one of our offices for more information about specific program eligibility and …
Employee of the Quarter
… Analyst, has recently served as a project manager for the Courthouse Technologies jury software installation. … to the project have been instrumental in planning for and implementing the new web-based jury software system. …
commutation
… The change of punishment for a greater degree to a lesser degree, as from death to …
costs
… An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily …
probable cause
… A judicial finding that there exists reasonable grounds for belief that a person should be arrested or searched. …
double jeopardy
… (5th Amendment) against more than one prosecution for the same crime. …
lien
… a person has upon the property of another as security for a debt owned to the lienholder. …
concurrent sentences
… Sentences for two or more crimes ordered by the judge to be served …
Karen Levey Receives the Arnie Wilkerson Memorial Court Service Award
… Karen Levey has been with the Ninth Circuit for over three decades and has proven herself, time and time … and her dedicated work ethic, earned her a nomination for the George C. Young Inn of Court’s 2021 Arnie Wilkerson … firsthand, therefore it was only fitting he nominated her for the award. Originally hired to manage jury for the Orange …