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News Release - October 11, 2022

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal in Santa Ana

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today unanimously confirmed the appointment of Judge Thomas Delaney as associate justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three (Santa Ana).
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News Release - June 22, 2022

Wednesday: Commission to Consider Appellate Court Appointment

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing on Aug. 10 to consider an appointment to the San Francisco-based appeals court.
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News Release - June 16, 2022

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced the commission today confirmed Judge Joanne Motoike to the Santa Ana-based appellate court.
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News Release - June 15, 2022

Chief Justice Names Members to Appellate Court Workgroup

The workgroup, chaired by First District Administrative Presiding Justice Jim Humes, will report back to the Chief Justice by early 2023.
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News Release - June 9, 2022

Chief Justice Announces New Workgroup to Enhance Timely Judgments in Appellate Courts

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye today named First District Administrative Presiding Justice Jim Humes as chair of the Appellate Caseflow Workgroup to review Courts of Appeal workflow, policies, procedures, and case management processes to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in rendering timely judgments.

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News Release - August 30, 2021

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Reports on the nominees can be found here.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed four nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in San Francisco and San Jose. 

The hearings were held virtually for only the second time in the commission's history.

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News Release - January 14, 2021

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Justice Truc T. Do is the first Asian American woman justice on the Fourth District Court of Appeal. 
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News Release - March 10, 2020

California Chief Justice Delivers State of the Judiciary Address

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye today delivered her annual State of the Judiciary address to the California Legislature.
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News Release - May 14, 2019

Self-Help Resources Expand to Courts of Appeal

Self-represented litigants who seek help with appealing their case now have access to a new online resource center.
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News Release - March 19, 2019

California Chief Justice Delivers 2019 State of the Judiciary Address

Chief Justice says civil rights work remains unfinished; current challenges of income inequality, pretrial reform, and equal access require innovation and a human touch from a more representative judiciary.
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News Release - November 26, 2018

Commission Confirms Five Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Appointments were confirmed to the First, Third and Fourth Appellate Districts.
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Justice Stuart Pollak, as Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Four (San Francisco)

News Release - August 23, 2018

Commission Confirms Appointments to Courts of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed six appointments by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the Courts of Appeal.
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