Today’s DJ has LA County court judges and staff lose homes in wildfires — The recent wildfires in Los Angeles County have left 13 judges and 12 court staff members without homes, while local courthouses face operational disruptions. Court leaders and unions are working to address the crisis and ensure justice continues.At least 13 judicial…

 Judge Gregory T. Fain of the Fresno County Superior Court will be sitting pro tempore in the Fifth District until April 1, 2025.And one judge is currently assigned pro tem in the First District:

• Judge Dana B. Simonds of Sonoma County Superior Court, will be sitting pro tempore in Division Four until March 31,

Bloomberg Law has Five Federal Judges Lose Homes in Southern California WildfiresFive judges and six staffers on the Los Angeles-based federal trial court have lost their homes in wildfires that have raged across Southern California for the past week, according to the court’s clerk. They are part of at least 40 judges and court…

 CEB has posted its annual Appellate review program Key Developments in Appellate Practice 2024, a 90-minute MCLE webinar. As in past years, the program features Presiding Justice Brian Hoffstadt and Justice Dorothy Kim.

The MetNews has a Personality Profile for Person of the Year PJ Gilbert here.

• Gilbert says he is “not really an awards guy.” As it is, however, he has been the recipient of a long list of them, including the Los Angeles Bar Association’s Outstanding Jurist Award, the Beverly Hills Bar Association’s Award for

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Ninth Circuit to Hold Special Sitting at the University of San Diego School of Law – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit will hold a special sitting on January 21 at the University of San Diego School of Law in San Diego, California. Oral arguments will be livestreamed and begin at 10…

The Ninth Circuit announces:Given the continuing high winds and the ongoing uncertainty related to the Southern California wildfires, the Chief Judge has ordered the Pasadena courthouse be closed to the public tomorrow and through January 17th. As previously planned and communicated to the parties, the Pasadena court sessions scheduled January 13-17, 2025 will proceed…