Wednesday, March 8, 2023

2d DCA pro tem update

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

  • Associate Justice Patricia D. Benke (ret.) of the Fourth District Court of Appeal will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three until March 31, 2023.
  • Judge Kim Nguyen of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three until April 1, 2023.  
  • Judge Natalie P. Stone of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Four until April 1, 2023. 
  • Judge Helen Zukin of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Four from March 20, 2023. until March 31, 2023.   
  • Judge Nicholas F. Daum of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Four until April 1, 2023.
  • Judge Kristin S. Escalante of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Seven from March 20, 2023 until March 31, 2023.
The 3d District reported back in January that retired Justice Andrea Hoch and Judge Samuel McAdam would be sitting pro tem starting Jan. 1, 2023. There are currently no pro tems sitting in the 5th District. Judge Helen Williams is pro temming in the 6th District.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two in Riverside, is now accepting applications for attorney positions in their Central Staff and Writs Department. The jobs are posted on the Court’s career website under JOB ID 5817 (Central Staff) and JOB ID 5818 (Writs).

ADR Services latest ad touts its Appellate Consultations group, which does case evaluations, consultations, moot courts, and appellate mediations. ADRS's roster of retired justices includes: Ming Chin, Christopher Cottle, Franklin Elia, Patti Kitching, James Lambden, Nathan Mihara, Joanne Parrilli, Maria Rivera, William Stein, Thomas Whillhite and John Zebrowski.