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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.

Karen Harkins has been named as the new managing attorney of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One.

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.

More than 500 students from six Imperial County high schools attended oral argument hosted by the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One.

The Chief Justice answered questions from students at Monarch School, a school which serves unhoused students in San Diego.

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.

Court will host its first oral argument outreach session since the pandemic, to include students from high schools serving unhoused youth and those aspiring to be first-generation college graduates.

Chief Justice Guerrero was awarded a Latino Spirit Award for her pioneering contributions in law and public service.

Judge Lench, who was recently named vice chair of the commission, was reappointed to serve another four-year term.