That's today's DJ headline re: Norman Epstein, a 2nd District Court of Appeal presiding justice, has announced he will retire in August after a career on the bench that dates back to the Los Angeles County Municipal Court in the mid-1970s.- He’s been in charge of the 2nd District’s Division 4 for nearly 15 years.
- “If Socrates were alive today, he would say, ‘Justice Epstein is my perfect judge,’” [2/6's PJ] Gilbert said. “He’s the epitome of what a judge should be.”
The DJ also reports Siggins Appointed as 1st District Presiding Justice; he will succeed retired PJ McGuiness. [The MetNews has Governor Brown Elevates Peter J. Siggins to Presiding Justice]
H&L's Kirk Jenkins presents the California Supreme Court by the numbers: Oral Arguments, analyzing the 84 cases decided by the Supremes in 2017. "In most cases, the party asked the most questions at oral argument typically lost. Criminal reversals were the only scenario in which losing parties averaged fewer questions."
And Moskvitz on Appeals offers Appellate Adventures, Chapter 4: "The Brief: Where Do I Begin?" in which he suggests first finding a theme--an articulated reason why an appellate court should want to rule for your client. Then start outlining the two big sections of a brief, the statement of facts and the argument.
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