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Harry W. Low was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Five. He was appointed to the newly-created position by Governor Brown Jr. in 1982 and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate. He also served as an Assistant Administrative Presiding Justice of the Court, a Judge of the Superior Court, a Judge of the Municipal Court, and a Deputy Attorney General. He was a member of various professional, civic, and charitable organizations, and was the first judge of Chinese-American ancestry in Northern California. He was also a professor at the University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law and a lecturer for various judicial seminars and study committees. He was a Democrat.

and Santa Cruz and all of that. So it was kind of a very interesting role. I was appointed by Jerry Brown at the very tail end of his administration , and I took office in January of ’83. William Stein: You were the Presiding J ustice of the First District for a while, weren’t you? Harry Low: Yeah, I was the Presiding J ustice of the First District for a period of time , and I was the Presiding J ustice of Division Five for a period of time . William Stein: Do you want to talk a little bit about the role of the Presiding J ustice? Harry Low: Yeah. The role of the Presiding J ustice is a very interesting role. I think it’s a role that requires a lot of diplomacy and a lot of tact . You have to be able to deal with the other justices , and you have to be able to deal with the staff , and you have to be able to deal with the bar . And I think that it’s a very important role , because the Presiding J ustice kind of sets the tone for the division . California Appellate Court Legacy Project – Video Interview Transcript: Justice Harry Low [Harry_Low

Harry F. Brauer was a retired associate justice of the Court of Appeal, Sixth Appellate District. He was appointed to the newly-created court by Governor Deukmejian in 1984, and was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments and the electorate in 1986. He retired from the bench in 1989. Prior to this, he was a judge of the Superior Court and Municipal Court in Santa Cruz County. He was admitted to the California Bar in 1952 and was a Democrat. He enjoyed mountain climbing, backpacking, fishing, and listening to classical music.

Justice Harmon Scoville was a judge who was referred to as a "judge's judge" in the legal community. He was born in Ogden, Utah in 1922 and grew up in Los Angeles, California. He worked in his father's broom factory from the age of 11 and was very active in the Boy Scouts, earning his Eagle rank. He graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1940 and attended UCLA, majoring in military science, political science, and public speaking. He enlisted in the military in 1943 and was commissioned as a lieutenant. He was stationed at Camp Meade, Maryland and then sent to Germany. He did not see any combat.

Harmon G. Scoville was a retired presiding justice of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District. He was appointed by Governor Deukmejian in 1987 and confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. Prior to this, he was a judge of the Superior Court of Orange County from 1969 to 1987, and a judge of the Municipal Court of West Orange County from 1967 to 1969. He had a long career in law, including private practice and teaching at the California Judicial College. He was also an Eagle Scout and a Boy Scout Leader, and was awarded the Franklin G. West Award from the Orange County Bar Association.

This handout explains the process for filing a petition for a writ, which is a directive from a court to a trial court, an administrative agency, or a person to do something or to stop doing something. It includes information on the types of writs, the time limits for filing a petition, what to submit with the petition, and how to request a stay of a judgment or order pending appeal.

Justice Halim Dhanidina was appointed to the California Court of Appeal in 2018 and is the first Muslim and South Asian American to serve on the court. He graduated from UCLA School of Law in 1997 and Pomona College in 1994. He was a Deputy District Attorney for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office from 1998-2012 and an Adjunct Professor at UCI School of Law, Chapman University Fowler School of Law, Western State Law School, Whittier Law School and the Glendale University College of Law. He is the first Muslim appellate level judge in the United States.

This guide provides instructions on how to create electronic documents to be filed with the California Courts of Appeal and Supreme Court. It focuses on using Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Pro XI. It outlines the steps for creating electronic appellate briefs, original proceedings, and other documents. It also explains how to paginate, create bookmarks, redact, and make text searchable. It is important to follow the court's rules and local regulations for formatting electronic documents.

Justice Margaret Grignon is a retired Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal in California. She was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, but her family moved to Riverside, California when she was nine months old. She attended Catholic elementary school, Matthew Gage Junior High School, and Riverside Polytechnic High School. She graduated cum laude from UCLA with a political science major. She then decided to attend law school and graduated first in her class from Loyola Law School. She worked as a one-year law clerk for Justice Robert Thompson at the Court of Appeal, and there were four women justices on the court at the time.

Justice Gordon Cologne was born in 1924 in the Coachella Valley in California. He served in the Navy for two years after high school and then went to college at USC and law school at Southwestern University. After graduating from law school, he worked for the Department of Justice in the Antitrust Division. He then returned to California to practice law and was elected mayor of Indio. In 1960, he ran for the Assembly and won, serving until 1972 when he was appointed by Governor Ronald Reagan to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District. He served as an appellate justice until 1984 when he retired during the presidential term of President Ronald Reagan. Justice Cologne compares the Legislature of the 1960s to now, noting that there were no term limits in the 60s and that the lobbyists were not as influential.

Justice Gordon Cologne was appointed to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One by Governor Reagan in 1972. He had previously been a private law practice partner, a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, a California State Senator, a California State Assemblyman, and a Mayor and City Councilman. He was also the author of the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Act, which regulates issues permits and monitors discharges into surface and ground waters. Cologne retired from the bench in 1984 and went on to become an adjunct professor and special counsel. He was a Republican and Catholic.

Justice Gilbert Nares is an Associate Justice with the Court of Appeal in San Diego, Fourth District, Division One. He was born in Oceanside, California and his grandparents immigrated from Mexico. He graduated from Oceanside High School in 1960 and went on to the University of San Diego where he majored in economics and minored in political science and philosophy. While in college, he drove a school bus and worked in the cafeteria to make money. After graduating from USD Law School in 1967, he worked at the municipal court where he was able to use his Spanish speaking skills. He eventually became an Associate Justice with the Court of Appeal and is now being interviewed for the Court of Appeal Legacy Project.