Maria E. Stratton | Second Appellate District | District Courts of Appeal In 1993, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit appointed Justice Stratton as the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California where for 12 years she directed an office of 60 attorneys representing indigent federal criminal defendants at the trial and appellate levels and on post-conviction habeas corpus review
Step 4: Opening brief | California Courts | Self Help Guide This can be difficult because the Court of Appeal usually respects the trial court’s decision, unless it is a de novo review (a new look at the legal issues) The appellant must make a convincing legal argument in the opening brief to persuade the Court of Appeal to reverse the trial court’s judgment
Rule 8. 885. Oral argument | Judicial Branch of California (C) The oral argument is open to the public at the superior court that issued the judgment or order that is being appealed If provided by local rule or ordered by the presiding judge of the appellate division or the presiding judge’s designee, public access to oral argument may in addition be provided to the public through remote technology or at any of the locations from which a judge of
Fee waivers in appeals | California Courts | Self Help Guide The appellate and trial courts will waive fees The appellate court will waive: The appellate or petitioner's filing fee for a notice of appeal, petition for a writ, or petition for review The filing fee for the first document filed in the appellate court by a party other than the party who filed the notice of appeal or petition Any court fee for having your oral argument by telephone The trial
Rule 8. 395. Record on appeal | Judicial Branch of California (A) The clerk must begin preparing the clerk's transcript immediately after the filing of the notice of appeal or, if one is required, the superior court's issuance of a certificate of appealability or the clerk's receipt of a copy of a certificate of appealability issued by the Court of Appeal under rule 8 391 (b) (5), whichever is later
Appellate Division | Superior Court of California | County of Santa Clara An appeal is a review by another court of the trial court's decision A party may appeal an unfavorable judgment and some other orders The party who files the appeal is called the appellant You may not appeal on behalf of a friend, a spouse, a child, or other relative who was a party in the case (unless you are a legally appointed guardian for someone who was a party) The opposing parties
Appellate Division | Superior Court of California | County of San Francisco San Francisco Superior Court Case Inquiry Unlimited Appeal Guidelines These guidelines apply to appeals from an Unlimited Civil Jurisdiction case to the California First District Court of Appeal California First District Court of Appeal contact information
California Courts of Appeal California has six appellate districts, based on geography Some districts are further subdivided into divisions A presiding justice and two or more associate justices sit in each appellate district In the most recent year, more than 20,000 appeals and original proceedings were filed in the California Courts of Appeal