Garfield Park in South Pasadena used to be a place where Ana Estevez would play with her son. Now, five years after his death, it's where she goes to talk to him. Aramazd Andressian, Jr., also known as Piqui, is memorialized on a bench and in stone. Read more here. … [Read more...]
CA Committee Launches Year-Long Review of Commission on Judicial Performance
[Calif.] The Committee to Review the Operations and Structure of the Commission on Judicial Performance has less than a year to report recommendations that could change how California disciplines judges. “This is as good as we’ve ever felt coming out of a public hearing,” Kathleen Russell, executive director of the Center for Judicial Excellence, said after the committee’s meeting. “We feel good … [Read more...]
California Courts Harm Kids By Ignoring the Science
In child custody cases, courts overwhelmingly side with manipulative, abusive fathers. One lesson that thinking people learned from the pandemic is the importance of listening to the science. California leaders seem proud of their work to tame COVID by listening to the scientists. So why do they allow their courts to ignore important scientific research, particularly when children are … [Read more...]
He Killed His Kids at a Supervised Visit. Sacramento Church Massacre Exposes Looming Risks
On the night of Monday, February 28, 2022, 39-year-old father, David Fidel Mora Rojas fatally shot his three young daughters, Samia, 13, Samantha, 10, and Samarah, 9, and their court-approved chaperone, then himself with an assault rifle at a Sacramento church. Even in the best of circumstances, such supervised visits are fraught with risks and fear for the victims of intimate partner … [Read more...]
Lancaster Father in Midst of Divorce Charged with Killing His 4 Young Children, Mother-in-Law
Four young lives lost to their father following the Thanksgiving holiday. Namyiah David, 11; Germarcus David Jr., 7; Kayden David, 2; and Noah David, 1, shot to death by dad Germarcus David, 29, who also killed his mother in law, a Los Angeles correctional officer, who was babysitting the children. He and his wife were in the midst of a divorce with the most recent court proceeding just a … [Read more...]