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News Release - October 11, 2023

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

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.

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News Release - September 6, 2023

Third Appellate District in Sacramento to Host Oral Argument Outreach Session

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District will host a special oral argument session for students at McGeorge School of Law on Sept. 13 starting at 10 a.m.

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News Release - July 10, 2023

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in Sacramento and Los Angeles.

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News Release - June 5, 2023

Commission to Consider Appointments to Courts of Appeal

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public hearings to consider appointments to the Second and Third Appellate Districts in Los Angeles and Sacramento.

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News Release - February 14, 2023

Commission Confirms Appointment to Third District Court of Appeal

Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento.

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News Release - January 4, 2023

Commission to Consider Appointment to Third District Court of Appeal

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing on Feb. 14 starting at 2 p.m., which will be livestreamed via the California Courts Newsroom.

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News Release - December 12, 2022

Report: Third Appellate District Eliminated Excessive Delays, Problems Not Found in Other Appellate Districts

Workgroup also found that appellate courts statewide have reduced case backlogs by nearly 50% over the past five years

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News Release - July 6, 2022

Commission to Consider Appellate Court Appointments

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold two virtual public hearings on Aug. 3 to consider appointments to Sacramento and Ventura-based appeals courts.

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News Release - January 6, 2022

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Reports on the nominees can be found here. The webcast of these confirmation hearings will be posted to the California Courts YouTube channel shortly.

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News Release - December 1, 2021

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider Two Appellate Court Nominations

Remote hearings on Jan. 6 for nominations to appellate courts in Sacramento and Santa Ana will be webcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.

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Judge Laurie M. Earl and Judge Maurice Sanchez

News Release - October 21, 2019

Court of Appeal Invites Fresno Students to Oral Argument Session

Hundreds of Fresno high school students will attend an outreach event held by the Court of Appeal, Fifth Appellate District, who will hear oral argument in two cases.

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