Hi, I'm Pat Ford.

Welcome to the California Criminal Law Reporter.  The CACLR has been California's top case update service since 1983, and is now appreciably better.

Criminal cases from the California courts are summarized daily and published online.  I summarize each holding within a case (rather than a single summary for an entire case).  Each summary is indexed to our user-friendly system and grouped with other holdings on the same topic.

Summaries are published daily so that readers can keep current with the case law in a matter of minutes each day.  A certain number of daily summaries will now be provided FREE to visitors.

While the daily summaries provide an important function, the true value of the service is the ability to access all relevant cases when researching a particular issue.  Our new website has made this function easier by providing instant access in a single place.  Working with the books and supplements was effective, but slightly cumbersome.  The new online search is a great improvement.  Cumulative supplements are no longer necessary.

While we now provide a "key word" search option, the CACLR is structured around our topical index and I strongly recommend searches by index numbers.

California's finest lawyers have told us for years that the CACLR is an essential part of their practice. (Please refer to the testimonial page.)  The service will make you a better lawyer by updating your knowledge of the case law, spot issues you had not previously considered, and save your valuable time.

I look forward to serving you for years to come.