News & Announcements

Brandon Henson appointed Clerk/Executive Officer of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, effective April 1, 2023. Click here to read the full story.

November 7, 2022Associate Justice Cynthia Aaron of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, will retire on January 12, 2023, after 20 years on the appellate bench. Click here to read the full story.

California Judicial Mentor Program (Appellate)A new judicial mentoring program is expanding statewide to include all California Courts of Appeal to help recruit qualified and diverse future candidates to California’s appellate courts.The California J ...

Associate Justice Judith Haller of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, will retire on Oct. 31 after 28 years on the appellate bench. During her tenure at the appellate court, Justice Haller has been actively involved in a le ...

The Fourth District Court of Appeal is seeking attorneys to represent inmates in death penalty-related habeas corpus proceedings.  View for more information regarding applying for an appointment.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal is seeking attorneys to represent inmates in death penalty-related habeas corpus proceedings. View for more information regarding applying for an appointment.

The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One announces the appointment of Martin N. Buchanan as Associate Justice. Read more on the California Courts Newsroom: Commission Confirms Appointments to Court of Appeals.

SANTA ANA — Associate Justice Richard D. Fybel of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division Three, will retire effective March 31, 2022.  He has served as a justice since February 2002 and has authored over 2,000 opinions, including 2 ...

Governor Gavin Newsom announces his nomination of Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as an Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court (read the full story).

SANTA ANA—Associate Justice David A. Thompson of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three will retire from the court on October 15, 2021. “After 24 years on the bench, I am looking forward to returning to the private ...

Presiding Justice Kathleen E. O’Leary of the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three will celebrate 40 years as a California judicial officer on October 2, 2021.Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., appointed Justice O’Leary to ...

The Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, recognizes Law Day and its Volunteer Attorney Mediators.