Friday, August 14, 2026

2d/3d Dist. pro tem update

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The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d District: Judge Melanie P. Ochoa of the Los Angeles County Superior Court will b...
Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Sanctions for frivolous writ

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 4/3 imposes $5K in sanctions for a frivolous writ petition here . When attorneys make misleading statements to courts or fail to promptly u...

CJA-palooza!

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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...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026

6th DCA CJA hearing set

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The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing in San Francisco on Wednesday, August 19 , 2026, beginning at 3:00 p.m. t...

RIP Justice Slough (1958-2026)

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 The DJ has  Justice Marsha Slough, 1958 -- 2026: Retired 4th District Court of Appeal justice was "blue-collar" jurist, led court...
Monday, August 10, 2026

9th Cir. tech issue extends deadlines

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Technical Issue -- Due to a technical issue on August 10, 2026, the Ninth Circuit's case management systems was temporarily unavailable....

FVAP opinion is out!

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The Supreme Court's opinion in FVAP v. Superior Court has issued here , and the disposition is: Let a writ of mandate issue directing th...
Friday, August 7, 2026

Justice Appointments!

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  Governor Newsom announces judicial appointments   ...

FVAP opinion to issue on Monday!

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On Monday, August 10, the Cal Supremes will issue the opinion in: FAMILY VIOLENCE APPELLATE PROJECT et al. v. SUPERIOR COURT OF CONTRA COSTA...
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Updated LASC App Div Hearing Dates

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Updated 2026 Oral Arguments Hearing Dates The Sept.17 Appellate Division oral argument has been moved to Sept. 24, 2026. Hearings will gener...
Wednesday, August 5, 2026

CJA hearings Aug. 6

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The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold in-person hearings in San Francisco on Thursday, August 6, 2026 , beginning at 9:00 a.m. ...

Family Law appellate mcle program

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On November 4 at noon, LACBA's Appellate and Family Law Sections will present Family Law Appeals: Initial Quick Decisions , with panelis...
Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Published sanctions order

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2/4 publishes an OSC order imposing $1,000 in sanctions here , which begins: An adverse ruling is not evidence of judicial bias. And lawyers...
Monday, August 3, 2026

1st & 2d Dist. pro tem update

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Judge Alexandra Robert Gordon of San Francisco Superior Court will be sitting pro tempore in First District, Division Four until September...
Saturday, August 1, 2026

DJ monthly columns

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A new month brings a new set of monthly appellatety columns in the DJ! Retired PJ Gilbert has Why?  -- A retired judge humorously reflects o...
Friday, July 31, 2026

AI Sanctions (Illinois edition)

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 Law360 reports  Ill. Atty Sanctioned For AI Slop In Starbucks Bias Suit A unanimous Illinois appeals court sanctioned an attorney represent...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Appellate tidbits

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Bloomberg Law has  Trump Picks Flex Rising Influence on Largest US Appeals Court  -- Trump has appointed 11 judges on the 29-seat Ninth Circ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Bonding article

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Who can resist reading an article titled Hybrid Collateral Approaches to Obtaining an Appeal Bond ? Thanks to CSBA for sharing their wisdom!

RIP J.K. Brown

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Every California appellate lawyer knows  Brown, Winfield & Canzoneri, Inc. v. Superior Court  (2010) 47 Cal.4th 1233.  The DJ has  John ...
Monday, July 27, 2026

6th DCA window closure on Aug. 5

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Court Closure Announcement - 8/5/26 -- The Clerk’s Office window will be closed on Wednesday, August 05, 2026, from 10:30 AM PST to 2:00 PM...