CAC Overview -- Established by the State Bar in 1970 and made a State Bar standing committee in 1973, the Committee on Appellate Courts is now a standing committee of CLA’s Litigation Section. Its members are drawn from diverse sources including law firms, solo practitioners, defense and prosecution offices handling criminal appeals, appellate court research staff, and law school faculty. In furtherance of the administration of justice, the charge of the committee is as follows:
- provide
members of the State Bar of California with quality continuing education
on appellate practice, including programs that meet the standards for the
State Bar’s appellate specialization requirements;
- comment
on proposed changes to court rules in state and federal courts that affect
appellate practice in California; and
- when
possible, initiate or support programs for providing pro bono appellate
assistance, mentoring inexperienced appellate attorneys, helping
self-represented litigants on appeal, making legal education programming
affordable for all attorneys, and other special projects.
The SuperLawyers 2025 magazine listing is out, and the "Appellate" listing (of about 85 names) is on page 54. See also pages 46-50 for the Top 100, Top Women, and Top Orange County listings, which include a handful of appellate lawyers.