News & Announcements

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold in-person hearings in San Francisco on August 19th and 20th to consider two appointments to the Second District Court of Appeal by Governor Gavin Newsom.

The commission will consider the foll ...

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold in-person hearings in San Francisco on Thursday, August 6, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. to consider appointments by Governor Gavin Newsom.

The following is the morning schedule for the Second ...

The Second Appellate District marks the retirement of two long-serving colleagues, Presiding Justice Lee Smalley Edmon of Division Three and Associate Justice Audrey B. Collins of Division Four, both effective at the end of June 2026. Together, their ...

Effective June 4, 2026, the Second District Court of Appeal will begin accepting credit card payments online for both Los Angeles and Ventura.

Secure links to the Elavon credit card payment portal will be available on the Court's Fees & Paymen ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has nominated two justices to the Second District Court of Appeal.

Tari Cody has been nominated to serve as Presiding Justice of Division Six, where she has served as an Associate Justice since 2023. She fills the vacancy cre ...

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing in San Francisco on Friday, May 22, 2026, beginning at 9:30 a.m. to consider Governor Gavin Newsom's appointment of Judge Stephen Goorvitch as Associate Justice of the Second Dis ...

On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at noon, join a webinar featuring practitioners who have found professional satisfaction handling appointed appeals for the California Courts of Appeal. Justice Streeter of the First Appellate District, Division Four, will ...

Public Counsel's Appellate Clinic for Self-Represented Litigants in the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles will be temporarily closed from April 17, 2026, until further notice. No telephone or in-person appointments will be scheduled during ...

All oral arguments before the Second Appellate District in Los Angeles will be conducted remotely from April 27, 2026, through May 8, 2026. This temporary change is necessary because courtroom facilities will be used for a Commission on Judicial Perf ...

Today marks Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert’s final day on the court, concluding an extraordinary 50 years of service to the California judiciary.

Justice Gilbert was first appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court in 1975. He served on the Lo ...

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public, in-person hearing on Monday, November 17, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in San Francisco, to consider the appointment of Matthew Scherb as Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Divi ...

If you're considering using AI tools like ChatGPT to help with your court case, please visit our "Using AI?" page to help you use these tools safely and effectively.

Generative AI is a tool that can help you write or explain things, but it can mak ...

The California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, announces the retirement of Associate Justice Judith Ashmann-Gerst, effective September 30, 2025.

Justice Ashmann-Gerst has served with distinction on the Court of Appeal since her appoint ...

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Division Eight of the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, located in Los Angeles, is accepting applications for an appellate attorney.  

This attorney will serve in a justice’s chambers and work collaboratively ...

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold virtual public hearings at the Ronald Reagan State Building in Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, beginning at 1:00 p.m. to consider the court appointments by Governor Gavin Newsom of:

Justi ...

While protests are occurring in portions of downtown Los Angeles, our offices at the Ronald Reagan State Building continue normal operations. Building access and security are unaffected.

Court operations proceed as scheduled. All hearings and proc ...