Awards for judges & midnight filings

The DJ reports Hastings center honors prominent judge and attorneys, noting "The Center for Litigation and Courts at UC Hastings College of the Law announced its first recipients of the Awards for Excellence in Ethics in Complex Litigation, a prize they hope will increase awareness of ethical issues in litigation." The judge is 9th Circuit Judge William Fletcher award will be presented Oct. 22.

[Speaking of "Hastings," the DJ also has Hastings’ descendants sue to block name change, or be paid back]

Back to awards for judges: See Yale Law Women+ honors Leondra Kruger about how Yale Law Women+ presented the Yale Law Journals’s first ever Black female editor in chief — who now serves as a justice on the California Supreme Court — Leondra Kruger with their Alumni Achievement Award.

And see Bedsworth: Ice Cream and ... Beer? (Which notes the Hastings name change in fn. 7.)

Law.com has Do Midnight Filing Deadlines Offer Flexibility or Burden? Lawyers Debate Time Change Proposal -- A judiciary committee is weighing a suggestion that the midnight deadline for e-filing be made earlier to help improve attorney work-life balance.

On October 25, noon to 1, LACBA's Appellate Court Section will present a Zoom Webinar titled Professor Volokh's Tips on Better Brief Formatting and Writing. Details here.