Thursday, January 9, 2020

Plenty of Appellate Material

Image result for robot frogBeds starts off the year in The Recorder with Artificial Intelligence Meets Natural Ignorance, which begins: "Practice tip for young lawyers: Judges are old."

The DJ profiles Contra Costa Superior Court Judge Wendy Coats -- a former appellate lawyer -- in By the Book.

The DJ also reports Arguments On Justice Johnson Accusations set for March 18. "The hearing will start at 1:30 p.m. at the Ceremonial Courtroom on the 19th Floor of the United States District Court [in San Francisco] and is open to the public."

The Executive and Planning Committee of the Judicial Council of California is soliciting nominations to fill several vacancies on the Judicial Council. The nomination form has two parts: Part I can be completed by the nominee or nominator. Part II must be completed and signed by the nominee. Please note that for multiple nominations, the nominee is only required to submit Part II of the nomination form once. Alternately, Part I of the nomination form can be completed online, and both Parts I and II can be downloaded from the California Courts Website at http://www.courts.ca.gov/4650.htm.