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News Release - August 11, 2022

Commission on Judicial Appointments to Consider the Nomination of Justice Patricia Guerrero as Chief Justice of California

Public hearing Aug. 26 will be broadcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.

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News Release - August 10, 2022

Commission Confirms Appointment to Court of Appeal

Justice Jeremy M. Goldman joins the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco.

Commission On Judicial Appointments

First Appellate District

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.

Commission On Judicial Appointments

Third Appellate District

Second Appellate District

Feature - June 28, 2022

What to Know About the Judicial Branch Budget

“This year’s budget represents an unprecedented investment in our judicial branch,” said Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.

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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.

Chief Justice

First Appellate District

Commission On Judicial Appointments

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.

Fourth Appellate District

Chief Justice

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.

Commission On Judicial Appointments

Third Appellate District

Fourth Appellate District

Judge Laurie M. Earl and Judge Maurice Sanchez

News Release - October 13, 2021

Commission Confirms Justice to First District Court of Appeal

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Judge Victor A. Rodriguez as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three (San Francisco).

Appointments

First Appellate District

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.

Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation

Judicial Selection: How California Chooses Its Judges and Justices

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Commission On Judicial Appointments

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Feature - July 12, 2021

What to Know About the Judicial Branch Budget

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget that includes $1.2 billion in new funding for the judicial branch, including restoring $200 million in previous cuts and making major investments in judicial branch programs improving access to justice.

California's Judicial Branch Budget Process

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