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The Supreme Court of California is the state's highest court. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts. 

The California Supreme Court  consists of the Chief Justice of California and six Associate Justices, each appointed or nominated by the Governor.

The court conducts regular sessions in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Sacramento; it may also hold special sessions elsewhere. In its most recent year, the California Supreme Court received nearly 8,000 filings and issued 85 written opinions.

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Supreme Court makes appointments to State Bar Board of Trustees

Supreme Court makes appointments to State Bar Board of Trustees

August 24, 2018 | News Release
SAN FRANCISCO—The Supreme Court of California announced the reappointment of Attorney Jason P. Lee and the appointment of Deputy District Attorney Brandon N. Stallings to four-year terms on the State Bar Board of Trustees. The court also appointed Mr. Lee as chair and Attorney Alan Steinbrecher as vice chair of the Board of Trustees for one year terms.
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Supreme Court Approves First Comprehensive Revision to Attorney Rules of Professional Conduct in Twenty-Nine Years

Supreme Court Approves First Comprehensive Revision to Attorney Rules of Professional Conduct in Twenty-Nine Years

May 10, 2018 | News Release
SAN FRANCISCO–The Supreme Court of California today filed an order approving the first comprehensive amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of California in twenty-nine years. The court approved forty-two rules as modified by the court, twenty-seven rules as submitted by the State Bar, and denied approval of one rule.
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Supreme Court Appoints Members to State Bar Trustees Nominating Committee

Supreme Court Appoints Members to State Bar Trustees Nominating Committee

November 29, 2017 | News Release
SAN FRANCISCO—The Supreme Court of California today announced the appointments of four new members and the new chair and vice chair on the committee that assists the court in soliciting and evaluating potential appointees to the State Bar Board of Trustees. The committee will be chaired by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Holly Fujie, formerly the committee’s vice chair.
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