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Arleigh Maddox Woods was a retired judge of the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division Four. She was the first African-American woman to be appointed to a state court of appeal, and the first female supervising judge in Los Angeles Superior Court. She was also the first woman to chair the California Commission on Judicial Performance. She was a lecturer at various CEB, Legal and Judicial seminars, and published in the fields of legal medicine, consumer rights, industrial health & safety, and legal ethics. At the age of 22, she was the youngest woman ever to be admitted to the California Bar.
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This is an Application for Extension of Time to File Brief (Juvenile Case). The applicant is counsel for the defendant and is requesting an extension of time to file the brief. The present due date is 2023-03-08 and the applicant is requesting an extension of 10 days to 2023-03-18. The applicant has completed the following work on the appeal: (1) reviewed the record, (2) drafted a brief, and (3) filed a notice of extension of time. The applicant needs additional time because of the complexity of the case and the number of issues.
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This form is an application for an extension of time to file a document in the Second District Court of Appeal of the State of California.
- The applicant must specify the document they need more time to file, the date by which they were originally supposed to file it, and the total number of days they are requesting an extension for.
- The applicant must also state the reason(s) why they need more time to file the document.
- The form must be signed by the applicant or counsel.
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The California Court of Appeal Judicial Mentor Program is an opportunity for high school students to gain insight into the judicial system. The application includes questions about the applicant's legal experience, such as when they were admitted to the California Bar and the nature of their appellate practice. It also includes questions about any judicial committees, community organizations, or legal professional societies the applicant has been involved in. The program requires participants to meet with their mentor at least twice in a six-month period and the mentor will provide advice and encouragement.
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Justice Alex C. McDonald was appointed to the California Appellate Court in 1995 and was confirmed by the electorate in 2002. He had a long career in law, including managing a private law practice in San Diego, being an associate and partner in two law firms, and being a law clerk for the California Supreme Court. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1987 and was a Revising Editor for the California Law Review from 1959-1961. He earned his LL.M. from the University of Virginia School of Law, his LL.B. from the University of California Boalt Hall School of Law, and his B.S. from Stanford University. He was born in Butte, Montana in 1936 and was admitted to the California Bar in 1962.
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The Office of the Attorney General (AG) and Appellate Defenders, Inc. (ADI) have entered into agreements to accept electronic service of documents on each other in certain criminal appeals. Copies of these agreements have been provided to the court and are maintained in a court master file. In addition, the AG has agreed to accept email service from panel attorneys designated by ADI in a Notice of Approval. All panel attorneys so designated have executed an agreement to accept email service from the AG.
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This order from the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, allows attorneys and paralegals from Appellate Defenders Inc. (ADI) and any counsel appointed by the court to view and copy all superior court file materials (including sealed and confidential materials) relating to their clients' cases, and any related cases, to the same extent that their clients or the clients' trial counsel would be permitted to view and copy such files.
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The Court of Appeal has established guidelines for submitting documents electronically that a party wishes to become part of the record on appeal. This includes submitting documents as a separate .pdf file and ensuring they are formatted in compliance with California Rules of Court. There is also a limit of 25 megabytes for the file size.
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The Court of Appeal has established guidelines for parties to follow when submitting documents to become part of the record on appeal. The documents must be submitted as a separate .pdf file at the same time as the motion, application, or request. They must also be formatted in compliance with the court's Local Rule 8(b). Documents over 300 pages in length must follow California Rules of Court, Rule 8.74(a)(5).
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Justice George Nicholson was born in Dallas, Texas in 1941 and grew up in a large family with his father being a baker. He was taught early right and wrong and spent a lot of time in the fields running barefooted. He was close to all of his aunts and uncles and they all worked and stayed married. He married his wife three months out of high school and they have been married 58 years. He grew up playing baseball with black kids in Oakland and knew the famous George Powles who sent many players to the Major League Baseball, NBA, and Olympics. He learned to love the farm and animals and working people and had a life full of positive experiences with people of different ethnicities. He had to get good grades to be able to play baseball and his parents urged him to do good but did not micromanage his schooling or athletics. He and his friends had aspirations to be professional baseball players and they all said they would not sign unless they all signed. Two of them did sign, Carl Shelen and Jimmy McClure.
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Justice Richard Huffman is an Associate Justice on the Fourth Appellate District, Division 1 who was born and raised in Los Angeles. He worked various jobs as a young person, including delivering papers and working in a grocery store, and was the first person in his family to go to college. He worked his way through college and law school while also working full-time jobs. After law school, he took a job with the Attorney General's office and eventually became involved in a mob prosecution in El Centro. He later became the Chief Deputy District Attorney in San Diego, where he was responsible for hiring a number of women and minority people.
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