2d District pro tem update

 

The following are currently sitting on assignment: 

• Associate Justice Patricia D. Benke (ret.) of the Fourth District Court of Appeal will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three until April 30, 2023
• Judge Sarah J. Heidel of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Three until April 30, 2023 
• Judge Helen Zukin of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Four until May 31, 2023
• Judge Nicholas F. Daum of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Four until April 30, 2023 
• Judge Kristin S. Escalante of the Los Angeles Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Seven until May 31, 2023 

 

And the Ninth Circuit is seeking input on proposed rule changes here due May 31:

• Circuit Rule 9-1.2 (Release in Criminal Cases) and the new accompanying Advisory Committee Note abrogates subsection (e), the continuation of bail pending resolution of a motion for bail pending appeal, and directs parties to use the court’s existing emergency motions procedures where relief is needed within 21 days.
• The Advisory Committee Note to Circuit Rule 27-14 (Motions to Transmit Physical Exhibits) clarifies the number of copies of physical exhibits required generally, and the formatting of digital exhibits.