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Pro Tem Limon called the Senate Rules Committee to order and established a quorum after roll call with senators Limon, Grove, Jones, Laird and Reyes noted present.
The California State Senate Rules Committee held a confirmation hearing on State Bar appointments, advancing George Cardona (chief trial counsel) to the full Senate and Laura Enderton Speed (executive director) to the full Senate after members questioned both on discipline reforms, staffing and the February 2025 bar exam. Committee members probed disciplinary gaps revealed by the Girardi case, disparities in discipline, use of AI in pleadings, unauthorized practice by notarios, and the State Bar's budget and staffing pressures.
