The following are currently sitting on assignment in the 2d District:• Judge Nicholas F. Daum of the Los Angeles County Superior Court will be sitting Pro Tem in Division Four until May 20, 2025 • Judge Helen E. Williams of the
Benjamin G. Shatz
* California State Bar Certified Appellate Law Specialist
* Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
* Member of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers
* Ranked by Chambers USA for California Appellate Litigation
* Named in Best Lawyers in America for appellate practice
* Editor-in-Chief, California Litigation journal
* Trustee At-Large, L.A. County Bar Assn.
* Ninth Circuit Advisory Committee on Rules & Internal Operating Procedures (2017–20)
* Chair, LACBA State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee (2013–19)
* Chair, Cal. State Bar Committee on Appellate Courts (2010–11)
* Cal. Lawyers Assn., Litigation Section ExCom Advisor (2013—)
* Chair, LACBA Appellate Courts Committee (2009–11)
* Expert witness in appellate and anti-SLAPP fees matters
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4/1's J.Huffman to retire
Justice Richard D. Huffman to retire from Fourth Appellate DistrictAssociate Justice Richard D. Huffman of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, will retire on July 1, 2025, following 36 years in Division One.
SCOTUSblog sold
Law360 has SCOTUSblog Sold Amid Goldstein’s Criminal CaseSCOTUSblog has been sold to digital media company The Dispatch, according to announcements from both publications Wednesday, marking a new chapter for the U.S. Supreme Court-focused legal publication while its co-founder Tom…
SAJEC needs your input
The LACBA State Appellate Judicial Evaluation Committee
(SAJEC) is evaluating Los Angeles Superior Court judge Christopher Lui for
possible appointment to the Court of Appeal. If you have input, please complete
the questionnaire linked below. Elaborations in the comments fields…
SCOTUS tidbits
Bloomberg Law has Kneedler to Make What’s Likely His Last Supreme Court Argument about how Deputy SG Ed Kneedler–who’s argued more SCOTUS cases than any practicing attorney — is making what is likely his last appearance this week. “In 2008, Roberts…
E-filing program
CLA’s Litigation Section Committee on Appellate Courts presentsWebinar: Navigating Appellate E-Filing: From Errors to ExcellenceMay 22 @ 12:00 pm – 1:30 pmSpecial low price! 1.5 Hours MCLE; 1.5 Legal Specialization in Appellate Law; 1.5 Technology in The Practice of Law Join us for the MCLE…
Broadcasting federal court hearings
Today’s DJ has retired judge Laura Halgren’s Let the sunshine in: a bipartisan push for transparency in federal courts — “The Sunshine in the Courtroom Act and related bills aim to increase public understanding and trust in the federal…
More Academy honors for J.Liu
California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu Named Fellow of American Academy of Political and Social Science
- Justice Liu will be named the 2025 Roger Wilkins Fellow.
- Justice Liu joined the California high court in 2011. Before joining the bench, he
…
AB 882 – latest e-recording bill
Today’s Recorder has Court Reporters Push Fight Over Electronic Recording Into Legislature — The union representing many of California’s court-employed shorthand reporters is sponsoring legislation that would allow more electronic recording of certain case types but only if certain conditions…
FJC gets new director
Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., announced today that the Board of the Federal Judicial Center has selected United States District Judge Robin L. Rosenberg to be the twelfth director of the Federal Judicial Center.Last year the Federal Judicial…