Are more associates arguing appeals?

The pandemic may have provided younger lawyers with more opportunities to argue appeals. See Law.com's These Associates Are Leading Oral Arguments as Remote Proceedings Continue -- The COVID-19 pandemic may have helped give associates more opportunities to present oral arguments, with the associated travel costs eliminated when proceedings moved online.

Here's a nice first line from 4/1: "This case underscores the old maxim that it is best not to mix friendship and business."

In other amusing news, who thinks it's funny that S270319 is captioned "Orange County Board of Educaton v. Newsom"? One of the 3 R's is not spellin'.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of California is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 CJA Appellate Panel. Applications will be accepted beginning September 1, 2021 and ending on October 5, 2021 for the term beginning January 1, 2022 and expiring on December 31, 2023. The application and instructions for electronic submission are available online at: www.casd.uscourts.gov/Attorneys/CriminalJusticeAct. Applications must be submitted electronically. All applications must be filed by midnight on October 5, 2021.