Friday, January 30, 2026

Ret. J.Murray wants to "set the record straight"

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Today's DJ has  Retired Justice Murray wants to set the record straight on his retirement. He also has created a website to present his ...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Chief Murguia in OC on 2/18

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The FBA OC Chapter presents it's  Ninth Circuit Update Luncheon: Fireside Chat with Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia  on Wednes...
Monday, January 26, 2026

SCOTUS hits new low

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Law360 has  Supreme Court Caseload Hits 160-Year Low , which begins: Not since the Civil War has the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments...
Friday, January 23, 2026

BHBA program

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The BHBA Appellate Law section presents  How to Avoid Sinking Your Civil Appeal Before It Sets Sail , a Zoom webinar presented by certified ...

9th Cir. Proposed Rules

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The 9th Circuit invites comments on proposed revisions to Circuit Rules: Circuit Rule 28-1 (Briefs, Applicable Rules); Circuit Rule 39-1 (C...

LA City Attorney Office seeks appellate lawyer

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The Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney, one of the nation's largest municipal law offices, has an opening for an appellate lawyer. ...
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Sotomayor in LA next month

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On Feb. 9 at the Bonaventure in DTLA, JABA will be honoring Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Speaking of...

1st DCA pro tem update

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These following judicial officer is assigned to temporarily fill a judicial vacancy at the First District: Judge Ann Moorman of the Mendoci...

Sanctions!

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Dan Barer points out that yesterday 4/3 published this opinion imposing $25,000 in sanctions for a frivolous writ petition upon counsel for...
Friday, January 16, 2026

Respondents' RT deposits

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Superior Court of Los Angeles County Provides Clarification Regarding Respondent Deposits for Copies of Reporter’s Transcripts on Appeal Cou...

3d Dist. Mediator Training

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The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, is pleased to announce that it is again recruiting attorneys and retired judges to join its m...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

AI in SCOTUS practice

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Law.com/NLJ  has 'The Technology Is There': Supreme Court Practitioners Quietly Embracing AI In interviews with the National Law Jou...

Silber to Dykema

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Former AUSA Erik Silber joins Dykema's Los Angeles office. He is now a Senior Counsel in Dykema's Commercial Litigation Practice Gr...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

JAMS wins 3d Dist. RFP for mediation training

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Last year the 3d District had put out an RFP for "the services of a person or entity with expertise in training mediators to conduct f...
Monday, January 12, 2026

Is that a gun in your pocket, your honor?

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The Wall St. Journal has Help Federal Judges Protect Themselves , by Judge Elizabeth Branch (11th Cir.) and Robert Wilkins (D.C. Cir.), in w...

Blue Bible now a paperback!

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  The 2026 edition of the Blue Bible (aka The Rutter Guide on Civil Appeals & Writs) is out, and guess what? Say goodbye to the old thre...

Goldstein trial begins / Don't split the 9th

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Bloomberg Law has  Tom Goldstein’s Defense Hinges on Giving the Jury Good Guy Vibes - Tom Goldstein—the former US Supreme Court advocate an...
Saturday, January 10, 2026

Appellate Specialization news

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The State Bar's Legal Specialization Unit is seeking dedicated specialists to join a Working Group for the Appellate Law specialization...
Friday, January 9, 2026

DJ Launches The Doghouse Report

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The DJ is launching new newsletters, one of whic...
Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Beds joins Judicate West's APG

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  Beds has joined the Appellate Practice Group of Judicate West. That group has retired justices Zelon, Aaron, and Bruce Smith. SCOCAblog ...