2nd District Court of Appeal

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October 10, 2019

Presiding Justice Dennis Perluss receives 2019 Distinguished Service Award. This and other news available at https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/judicial-council-announces-2019-distinguished-service-awards.

July 22, 2019

New appointment system for Appellate Self-Help Clinic begins:

Public Counsel's Appellate Self-Help Clinic provides procedural information and assistance to people who are representing themselves in appeals pending in the Second District Court of Appeal and the Appellate Division of any Superior Court within the Second District.

The Appellate Self-Help Clinic is open most Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Clinic consultations are by appointment only.

Appointments for the Appellate Self-Help Clinic can be made by calling (213) 830-7234 on Thursdays beginning at 11:00 a.m. until all available appointments are filled. Clinic staff will confirm appointments by telephone or e-mail no later than the close of business the next day (Friday). Appointments are for the following Wednesday.

Priority for appointments (but not a guarantee of an appointment) is given to the first ten callers who were not served in the Clinic during the preceding month. The available appointments almost always fill before 1:30 p.m.

Callers who do not receive an appointment confirmation by close of business on the Friday after their call do not have an appointment and will not be admitted to the Clinic.

Clinic location:

Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District
Ronald Reagan State Building
300 S. Spring Street
2nd Floor, North Tower
Los Angeles, CA 90013

May 31, 2019

The Second District Court of Appeal is seeking attorneys to represent inmates in death penalty-related habeas corpus proceedings.  View for more information regarding applying for an appointment.

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The 2nd District main courthouse is in Los Angeles. The secondary courthouse, hosting Division Six, in Ventura. Division Six handles appeals from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties, while Divisions One through Five, Seven, and Eight handle appeals from Los Angeles County. Each division has four justices.  READ MORE >>