Friday, September 25, 2026

Vote to confirm our Justices!

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In the upcoming election (Nov. 3, 2026), sixty-two California Court of Appeal Justices statewide will be on the ballot for retention electio...
Thursday, September 24, 2026

Appellatey roundup

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The DJ has Myron Moskovitz's  Working, Part 5: Adding meat to the bones with 'AOB 2' --  In the latest installment of his brief-...
Monday, September 21, 2026

Federal news

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Law360 has  AI Flubs, More Secure PACER Get Judiciary Forum Spotlight Law360 also has Newman Saga Prompts Bill To Limit Judicial Suspensions...
Saturday, September 19, 2026

RIP Justice Kennard (1941-2026)

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The Daily Journal has Joyce L. Kennard, 1941 - 2026 --  Retired justice, who rose from childhood poverty and wartime internment to become th...
Friday, September 18, 2026

New Justices!

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  First District Court of Appeal, Division Two    ...
Thursday, September 17, 2026

J.Sanchez to retire

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Justice Maurice Sanchez to retire from the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three Associate Justice Maurice Sanchez of ...
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

SCOTUS tidbits

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The Wall St. Journal has Gregg Costa's  The Emergency Supreme Court Order of Sept. 12, 2001  -- Chief Justice Rehnquist was adamant abou...
Thursday, September 10, 2026

Tung lashing?

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Today's DJ has  9th Circuit Judge Tung makes his mark with pointed dissents --  Less than a year after joining the 9th Circuit, Trump ap...

Monetizing SCOTUSblog

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SCOTUSblog is requiring payment for full access: "SCOTUSblog Plus" -- All the coverage from those who know the court best. Join SC...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026

4/1 chambers & central staff opportunities

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New Justice Eran Bermudez in San Diego is seeking applicants for her chambers: Division I - San Diego -- Job ID #6741 Appellate Court At...
Tuesday, September 8, 2026

An Evening With the Supremes (10/28/26)

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The California Supreme Court Historical Society seeks your sponsorship of “An Evening with the California Supreme Court” on October 28, 20...

2d Dist. pro tem update

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The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d District: Judge Curtis E.A. Karnow (Retired) of the San Francisco County Superio...
Friday, September 4, 2026

Wiggling out of appellate bonding

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Appellate Specialist Dan Barer points out today's published opinion on avoiding bonding: In Guzman v. Superior Court (Wigle) , publishe...

4/1 seeks Clerk/XO

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The Fourth District is seeking a new Clerk/Executive Officer in San Diego: Clerk/Executive Officer | District Courts of Appeal . The Fourt...

Appellate lawyers moving around more than ever

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Law.com has  SCOTUS Litigator Demand Surges in Big Law, Amid Partner Shuffle in Top Firms  -- At least seven law firms have announced hires ...

Misleading ADR ad?

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ARC is running a print ad and posted a webpage advertising "Appellate Services" using the following language (from the website): ...
Wednesday, September 2, 2026

FRAP 36s waning in Fed. Cir.?

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Bloomberg Law has  Federal Circuit Writing More After Critique of One-Word Rulings The Federal Circuit is writing more opinions — specifical...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026

BK appellate jrdxn case

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Today's DJ's Exceptionally Appealing column is Mulling Modifications  -- A change from $X to zero dollars isn't a change in judg...
Sunday, August 30, 2026

Post-trial dangers

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The DJ has Rex Heinke's  Avoiding two common errors on post-trial motions: The most common error I see in federal court is a failure to ...
Thursday, August 27, 2026

AI sanctions = respondent's appellate fees

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4/2 is understandably not happy with pro pers who filed an "opening brief was replete with fabricated legal authority." In this un...