Wednesday, August 12, 2026

CJA-palooza!

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold in-person hearings in San Francisco on Aug. 19 starting at 1 p.m. and on Aug. 20 starting at 9:30 a.m. to consider eight appointments by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
View the live webcasts for August 19 and August 20.

The commission will consider the following appointments on Aug. 19:
  • 1 p.m.: David Sapp, as associate justice of the Third Appellate District (Sacramento)
  • 2 p.m.: Judge Lauri Damrell, as associate justice of the Third Appellate District (Sacramento)
  • 3 p.m.: Judge Frederick Chung, as associate justice of the Sixth Appellate District (San Jose)
  • 4 p.m.: Judge Denise Hippach, as associate justice of the Second Appellate District, Division Six (Ventura)
The commission will consider the following appointments on Aug. 20:
  •  9:30 a.m.: Justice Rashida Adams, as presiding justice of the Second Appellate District, Division Three (Los Angeles)
  • 10:30 a.m.: Judge Juliet Macaulay, as associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three (Santa Ana)
  • 11:30 a.m.: Judge Lisa Rodriguez, as associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One (San Diego)
  • 12:30 p.m.: Judge Marsha Amin, as associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One (San Diego)
The hearing webcasts will be streamed live on the California Courts Newsroom.