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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 23, 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 two nominations to the California Courts of Appeal in San Francisco and San Diego.

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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 - March 1, 2023

Commission to Consider Appointments to Courts of Appeal

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold public hearings to consider appointments to the First and Fourth Appellate Districts in San Francisco and San Diego.

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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 20, 2023

First Appellate District Announces Destruction of Court Records

The Court of Appeal, First Appellate District (San Francisco), has announced its intention to destroy civil records, case names and numbers listed on the attached documents, pursuant to Rule 10.1028(d)(1) of the California Rules of Court.

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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 - November 30, 2022

Commission Confirms Appellate Court Appointments

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

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News Release - September 22, 2022

Judicial Mentorship Program for Appellate Courts Goes Statewide

A new judicial mentoring program is expanding statewide, after the success of a pilot program led by San Francisco’s First District Court of Appeal to help recruit qualified and diverse future candidates to California’s appellate courts.

The program seeks to demystify the judicial appointment process by pairing lawyers and superior court judicial officers with a seasoned justice.

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