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Final opinion follows public comment and provides guidance for judges on ethical considerations when inviting outside speakers and groups to give educational presentations to the court

Committee says justices should disqualify staff attorneys from working on appellate matters if the attorney’s prior service as a lawyer in the proceeding would disqualify a justice who had served in such a capacity.

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He’s been called a “water renaissance man.”

Justice Ronald Robie has dived into the issue from every corner of California government—as a Legislative consultant writing key water policy, as director of the state Department of Water Resources, and now as an appellate court justice ruling on key water issues facing the state.

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.

Justice Marsha Slough today announced she will retire Aug. 31, capping two decades of service as a judicial officer and nearly a decade as a Judicial Council member and leading voice on key judicial branch initiatives.

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.

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

The Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District will host its oral argument session during the week of May 15 in Room 500 of the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building, while technical upgrades are made to the Third District’s own courtroom.

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.

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

Three nominees were confirmed to appellate court positions in San Francisco and San Diego.

The Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District on Friday announced the death of Justice Norman Epstein, who retired in 2018 after a nearly 45-year tenure with the judicial branch.