Monday, September 20, 2021

2d DCA pro tem update

 The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d District:

  • Judge Charles S. Crandall of the San Luis Obispo Superior Court, will be sitting Pro Tem in Division One until October 31, 2021
  • Judge Brian E. Hill of the Santa Barbara Superior Court, will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three until September 30, 2021
  • Judge Martha A. Matthews of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three until October 31, 2021  
  • Judge Mark E. Windham of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three from September 20, 2021 until November 30, 2021
  • Judge Audra Ibarra of the Santa Clara Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Seven until October 31, 2021
  • Judge Sam Ohta of the Los Angeles Superior Court, will be sitting Pro-Tem in Division Eight until October 31, 2021
For an example of an opinion with a footnote within a footnote, see fn.2 here. David Foster Wallace is smiling.
And 4/2 has this decision, which begins: "We rarely have cause to apply the principle that a party cannot appeal a favorable ruling. In this case, however, we do."

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Appellate Court Nomination
The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a virtual public hearing Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. to consider the nomination by Gov. Gavin Newsom of Judge Victor A. Rodriguez, as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three (San Francisco). The Commission members are: Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye (Chair), Attorney General Rob Bonta, Presiding Justice J. Anthony Kline. The hearings will be webcast live on the California Courts Newsroom.


And see GMSR Launches Appellate Fellowship Program -- "Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland welcomes Tina Kuang as its first Appellate Fellow. GMSR’s new Appellate Fellowship program offers recent law school graduates an opportunity to explore an interest in appellate advocacy and to begin developing an appellate practice early in their careers."

Also of note: Study shows remote proceedings increase efficiency, access -- "Remote proceedings have improved case clearance rates and cleared previous case backlogs in some areas"

Finally: Know someone who can sing? The "Singers in Law" seek a soprano: "Vocal jazz quartet seeks soprano, excellent pitch, sing in tight harmony, and loves to sing and perform publicly. Rehearsals are weekly and commitment required. Experience with vocal jazz or harmony group preferred but not required. Must be a lawyer, paralegal, legal assistant, law clerk, law student or other law related professional. Send bio and audition tape with two songs to vitzz@gawinc.net