SACRAMENTO — While the Trial Court Rights Act attracted most of the judiciary’s attention in the Legislature this week, a second bench-dividing drama played out in the Capitol almost at the same time.
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 848, legislation seeking to create California’s seventh appellate district. Several justices from the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s Division Two say it’s past time for their fast-growing jurisdiction — Riverside, San Bernardino and Inyo counties — to have its own appellate court. And they persuaded Hemet Republican Sen. Bill Emmerson to try to do just that.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
