CAC seeking applicants!

CLA’s Committee on Appellate Courts is seeking new
members. The application is available on the online
portal, and the deadline to apply is May 31, 2025. For more
information about the CAC visit the CAC
webpage.

CAC Overview — Established
by the State Bar in 1970 and made a State Bar standing committee in 1973, the
Committee on Appellate Courts is now a standing committee of CLA’s Litigation
Section. Its members are drawn from diverse sources including law firms, solo
practitioners, defense and prosecution offices handling criminal appeals,
appellate court research staff, and law school faculty. In furtherance of
the administration of justice, the charge of the committee is as follows:

• provide
  members of the State Bar of California with quality continuing education
  on appellate practice, including programs that meet the standards for the
  State Bar’s appellate  specialization requirements;
• comment
  on proposed changes to court rules in state and federal courts that affect
  appellate practice in California; and
• when
  possible, initiate or support programs for providing pro bono appellate
  assistance, mentoring inexperienced appellate attorneys, helping
  self-represented litigants on appeal, making legal education programming
  affordable for all attorneys, and other special projects.