Wednesday, October 18, 2023

FBA appellate webinar / 6th DCA pro tems

The Federal Bar Association presents Webinar: Effective Appellate Advocacy: How to Identify, Raise and Preserve Issues on Appeal – A Panel Discussion

November 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST

Do you feel comfortable arguing cases in the federal courts of appeals but a little less comfortable identifying, raising and preserving issues on appeal at trial? Wondering how to effectively preserve appellate issues during pre-trial litigation? What kind of record must be made to raise and preserve appellate issues at trial? How do you know which issues may be valid on appeal to begin with? How does the standard of review impact your identification and preservation of issues? This panel presentation will address these topics and more – all in one hour!

 The following judges are currently sitting on assignment in the Sixth District:


On this month's episode of Approach The Bench, a Law360 podcast hosted by feature reporter Cara Bayles, PJ Teri Jackson (1st Dist. Div. 5) spoke about her varied career and how her experiences have informed her work to build a bench that reflects the Californians it serves.

As for cases today, 2/6 publishes this one here that starts off like this: "Failure to comply with time-honored rules of appellate procedure may result in forfeiture of the issues on appeal."