Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/07/2025
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
About
AB 1186 (Bonta, 2024) eliminated youth restitution fines and made numerous changes to the restitution system in juvenile court. Asher Waite-Jones (Berkeley Law), Caitlin Andersen (Berkeley Law), and Raúl Arroyo-Mendoza (Contra Costa Public Defender’s Office) will explain the changes in statute and provide practice tips on litigating sticky issues. Please bring your thoughts, your questions, and any information on how judges in your county are implementing AB 1186!
*Eligible for 1.5 Hours of General MCLE
** MCLE INFORMATION: PJDC certifies that this activity conforms to the standards of approved education activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing Minimum Continuing Legal Education.
Registration
Speakers
Asher Waite-Jones ’16 is a clinical supervisor in the Policy Advocacy Clinic, where he works on non-litigation strategies to end racial wealth stripping through the abolition of monetary sanctions in criminal and juvenile court. Asher joined Berkeley Law after eight years as a legal aid attorney in California and Indiana. As a legal aid lawyer, he provided direct representation to youth and adults in multiple states in cases related to the consequences of racialized mass incarceration, including criminalization of homelessness, fines and fees, drivers-license revocation, and vehicle tows.
Caitlin Andersen is a 2L at Berkeley Law School and a member of the Debt Free Justice California team at the Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC). In this capacity, Caitlin drafted PAC’s AB 1186 implementation guide for legal agencies and is looking forward to discussing legal practitioners’ experiences with AB 1186.
Raúl Arroyo-Mendoza is a Youth Reentry and Education Attorney at the Contra Costa County Public Defender’s Office. He provides civil legal services to youth involved in the juvenile delinquency system. These services include representation in school expulsion proceedings and special education matters; representation in Extended Foster Care proceedings to ensure youth have access to stable housing, financial assistance, and health care; and representation in juvenile record sealing and expungement matters. Raúl has also previously served as a member of PJDC’s Executive Board, a National Juvenile Defender Center Post-Disposition Reentry Fellow, and as a Pride Law Fund Tom Steel Fellow at the National Center for Youth Law. He is a graduate of Tufts University and Berkeley Law.