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Justice James Alden McIntyre was appointed to the California Court of Appeal in 1996 and has been re-elected twice since then. He previously served as a judge for the Superior Court of San Diego County and was nominated for a federal judgeship in 1992. He has held many memberships and awards throughout his career, including the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Justice McIntyre attended Stanford University Law School and Brown University, and enjoys jogging, swimming, and snorkeling in his free time.

Jack Goertzen is a retired Associate Justice from the California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four. He and Robert Devich, another retired Associate Justice from the same court, are conducting an interview on behalf of the Appellate Court Legacy Project. Jack recently lost his wife of 48 years, Fro, and shared a story about her sense of humor. Jack is a native Californian, born in Culver City, and he served in the Army from 1953-1955. After the Army, he went back to school and graduated from USC undergrad and law school. He then worked for the State Attorney General's Office, doing criminal appeals and trials and investigations.

Jack E. Goertzen was a retired Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal. He was appointed to the position by Governor Deukmejian in 1988 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. He was then confirmed by the electorate in 1990 and retired from the bench in 1991. He was previously a Judge of the Superior Court, appointed by Governor Reagan in 1970 and re-elected in 1972, 1978, and 1984. He was also a Judge of the Municipal Court, appointed by Governor Reagan in 1968. He was a Deputy Attorney General for the California State Department of Justice from 1957-1968. He received several awards for his work, including the "Outstanding Trial Jurist Award" from the Lawyers Club of Los Angeles County and the "Trial Lawyer of the Year Award" from the Los Angeles Trial Lawyers Association. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1957 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961. He was a Republican.

James Gary Hastings is an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four. He was appointed by Governor Wilson in 1993 and confirmed by the electorate in 1994 and 2002. Before this, he was a Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1985. He graduated magna cum laude from Southwestern University School of Law in 1972 and has a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. He enjoys participating in triathlons, running, camping, surfing, and golf.

John Clinton Peterson was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed by Governor Wilson in 1992 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He also served as an Associate Justice on the same court from 1988 to 1992, and as a Judge in the Superior Court of Solano County from 1986 to 1988. He was a lawyer in private practice for many years and served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1954 and to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1961. He was a Republican and enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf, and reading.

Justice J. Anthony Kline is a presiding justice who graduated from Johns Hopkins University with honors and later attended graduate school at Cornell University and Yale Law School. After law school, he served as a law clerk to a California Supreme Court Justice and then worked as an attorney in New York. He then returned to California and worked as a Legal Services Lawyer and was one of the founders of Public Advocates, Inc., the first non-profit public interest law firm in the west. In 1975, he was appointed Legal Affairs Secretary to Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. and in 1980 he was appointed to the San Francisco Superior Court. In 1982, he was appointed Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Conservation Corps and a member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association and the American Jewish Congress (Northern California Division).

The First Appellate District is a court in California that is responsible for hearing and deciding cases. It is located in San Francisco and consists of five divisions, each with a presiding justice and three associate justices. The court's website provides information about the organization of the court, its procedures for processing cases, and its staff. Appeals and writ petitions are assigned to divisions in rotation, and the court may request that the Supreme Court transfer multiple appeals or writ petitions to the same division. Appeals are assigned to panels of three justices for decision, and after oral argument or the waiver of oral argument, the lead justice prepares a final draft of the opinion. Petitions for rehearing may be filed, and the court may invite written briefing or oral argument before resubmitting the matter and filing its new opinion.

The Second Appellate District is a court in California that covers four counties and consists of eight divisions. It handles appeals and original proceedings (writ petitions) from Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties in Division Six, and appeals and writ petitions from Los Angeles County in Divisions One through Five, Seven and Eight. The court has procedures for assigning cases, handling motions, preparing bench memoranda, scheduling oral arguments, determining cases, filing opinions, and granting rehearings. It also has an externship program and a settlement/mediation program.

In an unlimited civil case (a case in which the amount in controversy is more than $25,000), an appeal is a review of a court's decision by another court. Parties to the appeal must file a Notice of Appeal with the superior court within 60 calendar days of the decision. The Notice of Appeal must be accompanied by a $775 filing fee and a $100 deposit. The Appellant must also designate a Reporter's Transcript or Clerk's Transcript/Appendix and serve it to the other party. The Appellant must then prepare and file a brief with the Court of Appeal, which has a 14,000 word limit if produced on a computer or 50 page limit if produced on a typewriter. The Appellant must also serve and file a Civil Case Information Statement and copies of their brief to the court, other counsel, and all self-represented parties. If the Appellant decides not to proceed with the appeal, they must file an Abandonment of Appeal in the superior court or a Request for Dismissal in the Court of Appeal.

This court order extends all time periods specified by the California Rules of Court, such as the time to do any act required or permitted, for 30 days from the date of the specified event between March 18, 2020 and April 17, 2020. This extension applies to time periods pertaining to finality of a decision where finality is not immediate under the California Rules of Court.

This court order extends time periods specified by the California Rules of Court that occur between April 17, 2020 and May 18, 2020 by 30 days. This means that deadlines for certain court-related activities are extended, and no application for an extension is required. The court retains the discretion to disallow an extension, or to vacate this order if conditions improve. This order is effective immediately.