For anyone interested in becoming a Court of Appeal research attorney, don’t miss this webinar on May 15 (noon to 1:30): Research Attorney Careers In The Appellate Courts: Introductory remarks by Judicial Appointments Secretary Luis Cespedes and panelists Justices
Appellate
Iowa Supreme Court to hear arguments in seven cases March 20, 21
The Iowa Supreme Court will hear arguments in seven cases March 20 and 21. Six other cases will be submitted to the Court without oral argument. Go to On Brief’s “Cases in the Pipeline” page to read briefs…
En banc bonanza in the 5th
Bloomberg Law has Trump-Stocked Fifth Circuit Eyes Record Number of En Banc Cases
- The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is increasingly reviewing its own decisions, teeing up the influential court to hear more en banc cases this
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3d Circuit's 5 p.m. deadline
The NLJ has Extra Burden or Fewer Late Nights? What Lawyers Think of 3rd Circuit’s New 5 P.M. Filing Deadline — Some attorneys expect work-life balance benefits while others aren’t quite sold on the earlier deadline but are getting used to…
New Justice & New PJ!
Governor Gavin Newsom
today announced his nomination of two Court of Appeal Justices: Judge Tara
Desautels as an Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal,
Division Two and Justice Gonzalo Martinez as Presiding Justice of the Second
District Court…
Fed stats are out!
Judiciary Releases Annual Report and Judicial Business Data
- The Judiciary today released its Annual Report providing detailed information about mission critical initiatives that advanced over the course of 2023, including efforts to enhance the court system’s physical and information technology
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DQing Justices?!
Assembly Member Garcia has proposed a bill to allow for the disqualification of appellate justices:AB-2125 Judicial officers: disqualificationExisting law authorizes a party or attorney in an action or proceeding to move to disqualify a judge, court commissioner, …
The K.I.S.S. Method?
Recently, the Supreme Court of Texas released the final version for amendments to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, namely Rule 53.2-.3, which provides the required contents of a petition for review and response to a petition for review. The…
Justice Sotomayor References Rarely Used Procedure: Circuit Certification to U.S. Supreme Court
Four years ago, the Supreme Court declined a federal habeas petitioner’s request to review the Sixth Circuit’s decision in Avery v. United States, 770 F. App’x 741. Justice Kavanaugh, the Sixth Circuit’s assigned circuit justice, attached a “statement”…
AI in appellate briefing
Strafford presents a 90-minute webinar (with 30 minutes of ethics credit) on April 17 at 10 a.m. titled: Embracing AI in Appellate Briefing: Capitalizing on Benefits While Mitigating Risks and Avoiding Ethics Traps featuring California appellate lawyers Michael Colantuono and