Appellate tidbits

The MetNews has Court of Appeal to Hold ‘Public Meeting’ about how the 2d District "has posted a public meeting agenda containing a single item unlikely to evoke controversy: whether a research attorney is to be kept on the job for a spell after retirement. On the agenda for Oct. 14 at 11 a.m. is a “[r]esolution to approve the appointment of Jeffrey Blackie as a retired annuitant to fill a critically needed Senior Appellate Court Attorney position within the 180-day period after retirement, as authorized by Government Code sections 7522.56(f)(1) and 21224(a).”"

Yesterday's DJ had PJ Gilbert's column titled I.A. invidious alternative -- A.I. sparks both alarm and utility ... raising questions about clarity, judgment and how future lawyers will use it.

Today's DJ has the monthly installment of Exceptionally Appealing, titled Not taking it to the Max, about "the 1940 rejection of eminent scholar Max Radin by the Commission on Judicial Qualifications" marking "an unprecedented and politically charged failure to confirm a gubernatorial nominee."

See also Law.com's Willkie Hires Former Assistant Solicitor General to Lead Appellate Group -- Erica Ross, a former assistant to the U.S. solicitor general from 2017 through earlier this year, has joined Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a partner and will head up the firm’s appeals and strategic motions practice, the firm said Tuesday.

And see here, where appellate sanctions are not imposed on a pro per.