CAAL 50th Anniversary

 This year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers. The Administrative Presiding Justices Advisory Committee (a committee chaired by the Chief Justice and consisting of the six APJs of the districts) have marked the occasion with the following letter:

On behalf of the California Courts of Appeal, we extend our hearty congratulations to the Academy of Appellate Lawyers on its 50th anniversary. Although we cannot be with you in person at this year’s anniversary retreat, we send our best wishes and will be celebrating with you in spirit.

For fifty years, the Academy has fostered and honored excellence in appellate advocacy. In doing so, it has enriched the quality of appellate practice, and this in turn has helped to strengthen our justice system and democracy.

We thank the Academy for its decades of service, and we look forward to working together to advance our shared interests in promoting appellate excellence and furthering the ends of justice.