From representing the Central Valley as Miss Fresno and later Miss Tulare County to becoming one of the most sought after cannabis lawyers in Southern California, SJCL alumnae, Courtney Caron (Law ‘07), has had an extensive and exciting legal career. Find out why forming important connections in law school was essential to her success, how her perseverance helped her pass the Bar and how she celebrated her Bar results with Bastille!
Meet Brittany Hines (Law ‘16) earned her Political Science major from California State University, Stanislaus. Her journey to law school started at a young age watching legal shows and movies and helped her evolve into the tenacious defense lawyer she is today. Find out how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected her work, why she believes building lifelong relationships in law school is important and how she translates her passion for justice to fighting for her clients as an attorney at Mark A. Broughton, PC,
Amidst a pandemic, and with two years remaining in my term, I advanced my retirement from the Monterey County Superior Court from July to May of this year. At age 70, the sedentary nature of the job had taken its toll: I have had one back surgery and two special procedures during the last three years. The coronavirus provided the final nudge for me to leave the bench which I had occupied for only 13 years with nary a chance to say thank you and goodbye. I have no regrets. Hunkered down, I have had a chance to reflect on life, and my journey to the bench.
A lot of the traditional trappings were missing. Covid prevented the cacophonous gathering in the Great Hall at San Joaquin College of Law for the Bar Passers Champagne Reception and the staircase stood empty instead of lifting the eleven February Bar Passers even higher than they have propelled themselves.
It was never about the books; it was always about information. That is the hidden truth of all libraries. When the first Sumerians took up styli and began to engrave cuneiform on clay tablets, the library was born. Granted, it was not as we think of a library today.