Third Appellate District to Host Oral Argument Outreach Session at UC Davis School of Law

Media interested in attending the session are asked to email merrill.balassone@jud.ca.gov

Sacramento—Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie M. Earl announced the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District will host a special oral argument session for students at UC Davis School of Law on Oct. 16 starting at 10 a.m.

Since 2000, the Third Appellate District has held oral argument sessions in 30 high schools and two law schools in 20 counties of its district.

Oral argument will begin at 10 a.m. and will be heard at UC Davis School of Law, King Hall, Kalmanovitz Appellate Courtroom, 400 Mrak Hall Dr. in Davis.

All interested members of the public, attorneys, and judges are welcome to attend. Those who attend will be required to go through security screening, so an early arrival is advisable. Doors will open at 9 a.m.

Two cases will be heard:

• 10-10:30 a.m.: Vorobey v. Gerolamy (C095056). Appeal from the granting of summary judgment.
• 10:30—11 a.m.: Boitez v. Superior Court of Yolo County (C098102). Petition for writ of mandate.
• 11:-05-11:35 a.m.:  Discussion/question-and-answer session with students.

As part of this educational experience, justices of the Third Appellate District will discuss their career paths with the students and conduct a question-and-answer period immediately following oral argument. The justices are not permitted to answer questions about the cases.

The Third Appellate District comprises 23 counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba.