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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.

Court directs the State Bar to fast-track new, more robust procedures to help identify potential conflicts of interest among candidates for key State Bar offices.

Recent social media posts from courts and educators in California tell the stories of courtrooms staying open on nights and weekends for the return of the Mock Trial Program, an annual competition held remotely for the last two years.

The Supreme Court of California has appointed two attorney members to the State Bar of California’s Board of Trustees.

Justice Kelli Evans also sworn in as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court

Court also directs State Bar to reopen part of the program to new applicants, with a Dec. 31, 2023 deadline.

Courts around the state worked to restore, maintain, and even expand access to justice amid the continuing pandemic.

The Judicial Council of California honored five recipients of its 2022 Distinguished Service Award, and a recipient of the Aranda Access to Justice Award.

Feedback collected for a companion report on the use of remote technology in trial court civil actions was overwhelmingly positive

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye hosts her last meeting as chair of the Judicial Council.

Judge Evans will fill the associate justice seat that will be vacated by Justice Patricia Guerrero, who was nominated to become California’s new Chief Justice starting Jan. 2, 2023.

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.