The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public in-person hearings in San Francisco on Nov. 17 to consider three appointments to California’s Courts of Appeal in Los Angeles, Riverside, and Fresno.

Highlights and key statistics from the 2024–2025 court year

Justice Shama Mesiwala of the Third Appellate District, who started the first ICWA courtroom in Northern California as Sacramento judge, was appointed co-chair of council advisory body in September

The new rules will become effective on October 1.

During Constitution Week, Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero visited Norte Vista High School in Riverside County to present the 2025 Civic Learning Award of Excellence.