Friday, May 15, 2026

4/1 attorney openings

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Division I in San Diego is accepting applications for an Appellate Court Attorney (Level B– Senior). The job can be found at Appellate Cour...

Who will join the Cal Supreme Court?

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Bloomberg Law has  Newsom’s Delay on Filling California High Court Seat: Explained The California Supreme Court has been short a justice for...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

1st Dist. pro tem update

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Judge Andrew Sweet of Marin County Superior Court will be sitting pro tempore in First District,  Division Four until July 31, 2026.

Remittitur controls over precedent split

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The MetNew has C.A. Permits No Deviation From Direction of Remanding Court Despite New Case Law -- Opinion Signals That Prerogative of Trial...
Friday, May 8, 2026

SCOTUS argument observations

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SCOTUS Blog's Amy Howe has  What I learned attending all those Supreme Court oral arguments this term . Her key takeaways: 1. The bench ...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

SCOTUS heating up

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Bloomberg Law has  Supreme Court Sniping Heats Up as Justices Near Opinion Season , which starts out with: Tensions are starting to boil ove...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Appointed Counsel Recuitment webinar

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On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at noon, join a  webinar  featuring practitioners who have found professional satisfaction handling appointed ap...
Monday, May 4, 2026

CAAL new member and officers

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California Academy of Appellate Lawyers Announces New Officers and One New Member The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers is pleased to ...

DJ monthly columns

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Today's DJ has retired PJ Gilbert's column:  The horror of misunderstanding --  Former California appellate justice Arthur Gilbert r...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

"New" address for 5th District

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 And we're back.... Court Address Change: May 1, 2026 Pursuant to City Council action, the City of Fresno has reverted the name of Cesar...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

Updated 9th Cir. Practice Guide

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The updated Ninth Circuit Appellate Practice Guide (March 2026 edition) is now online here . Its 202 pages have 16 chapters covering all asp...
Wednesday, April 29, 2026

DJ profiles J. Franson

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The DJ's latest appellate justice profile is  5th District Justice Donald Franson's roots run deep in Fresno legal community --  A t...
Tuesday, April 28, 2026

4th Dist. payment update

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The Fourth District to Implement Online Credit Card Payment Processing Effective May 1, 2026, the Fourth District Court of Appeal will begin...

J.Duarte to retire

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Today's DJ has  3rd District Justice Elena Duarte to retire after 15 years --  Justice Elena J. Duarte will retire at the end of May aft...
Monday, April 27, 2026

2d Dist. pro tem update

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The following judges are sitting pro tem in the 2d District: Judge Stephen Goorvitch of the Los Angeles County Superior Court will be sittin...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

2d DCA update re remote args

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All oral arguments before the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles will be conducted remotely from April 27, 2026, through May 8, 2026 (...
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

High profile appeal on Thursday in 2/1

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The morning oral argument calendar for 2/1 for Thursday (4/23) shows The People v. Harvey Weinstein ( B327696 ). See Wikipedia entry here  ...

9th Cir. Survey & SCOTUS leak

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The Ninth Circuit Appellate Lawyer Representatives invite you to participate in a brief 5–10 minute survey about your experiences litigating...
Friday, April 17, 2026

CAAL Fellowship deadline extended to 4/22

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   CAAL Fellowship Program The California Academy of Appellate Lawyers is proud to announce the opening of the application period for the 20...

Tweaking FRAP 28 & 32

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Law365 has  Judiciary Panel Loves Paralegal's Idea To Modernize Briefs Rule 32 deals with formatting of briefs, appendices and other fil...