The Commission on Judicial Appointments on May 22, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Judge Deborah C. Servino as associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three (Santa Ana).

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Presiding Judge Kirk H. Nakamura (ret.) (2:50) | Superior Court of California, County of Orange

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Associate Justice Martha K. Gooding (5:15) | Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three

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Ms. Carol A. Greenwald (10:00)

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Judicial Nominees Evaluation Report (14:10)

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Appointee Statement and Q&A (19:18)

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Confirmation and Swearing-In (24:45)

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Read more: https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/commission-confirms-five-appointments-courts-appeal-0

The Commission on Judicial Appointments on May 22, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Judge Eran M. Bermudez as associate justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division One (San Diego).

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Ms. Nisha K. Shah (2:40)

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Mr. James Cekola (7:40)

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Ms. Nadia P. Bermudez (12:30)

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Judicial Nominees Evaluation Report (18:15)

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Appointee Statement and Q&A (22:20)

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Confirmation and Swearing-In (30:42)

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Read more: https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/commission-confirms-five-appointments-courts-appeal-0

The Commission on Judicial Appointments on May 22, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Judge Amy Guerra as associate justice of the Fifth Appellate District (Fresno).

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Judge Jon B. Conklin (ret.) (2:30) | Superior Court of California, County of Fresno

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Judge Hilary Chittick (ret.) (7:30) | Superior Court of California, County of Fresno

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Judge Irene Luna (11:15) | Superior Court of California, County of Fresno

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Judicial Nominees Evaluation Report (17:10)

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Appointee Statement and Q&A (20:45)

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Confirmation and Swearing-In (26:43)

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Read more: https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/commission-confirms-five-appointments-courts-appeal-0

The Commission on Judicial Appointments on May 22, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Justice Joanne Motoike as presiding justice of the Fourth Appellate District, Division Three (Santa Ana).

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Presiding Justice Kathleen O’Leary (ret.) (2:40) | Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three

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Commissioner Robert F. Kohler (5:25) | Superior Court of California, County of Orange

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Judge Maria D. Hernandez (12:00) | Superior Court of California, County of Orange

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Judicial Nominees Evaluation Report (16:40)

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Appointee Statement and Q&A (21:55)

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Confirmation and Swearing-In (27:15)

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Read more: https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/commission-confirms-five-appointments-courts-appeal-0

The Commission on Judicial Appointments on May 22, 2026, confirmed the appointment of Judge Stephen Goorvitch as associate justice of the Second Appellate District, Division Two (Los Angeles).

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Judge Ruth A. Kwan (3:00) | Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles

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Presiding Justice Nora M. Manella (ret.) (9:30) | Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four

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Mr. Shahrouz Jahanshahi (17:05)

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Judicial Nominees Evaluation Report (23:15)

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Appointee Statement and Q&A (27:30)

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Confirmation and Swearing-In (32:37)

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Read more: https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/commission-confirms-five-appointments-courts-appeal-0

Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero and leads of her Power of Democracy Civic Learning Initiative announce recipients of the top three honors -- Awards of Merit, Distinction, and Excellence.

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Presentation of the awards will take place in September 2026 to commemorate Constitution Month.

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powerofdemocracy.org

Presenter: Octavio Jimenez, Senior Analyst, Criminal Justice Services

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In this prerecorded presentation, Judicial Council staff walks through the pretrial resources within the Judicial Resource Network (JRN) site.

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Direct link to access the pretrial resources in JRN:

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https://jrn.courts.ca.gov/programs/pretrial/pretrial_jo.htm

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0:00:05: Pretrial Byte Introduction

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0:00:43: Learning Objectives

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0:01:32: What is JRN

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0:02:29: Accessing JRN

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0:02:56: Accessing JRN Pretrial Resources

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0:03:22: JRN Pretrial Resources

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0:07:45: Closing Remarks

Six high school students from Natomas Unified School District present Soapbox oration on the theme "The Rule of Law and the American Dream."

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Natomas Unified School District:

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Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep (NP3) Introduction (00:09)

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Morgan Flourny (1:47)

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Leilani Morris (5:13)

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Kristeen Oberoi (8:46)

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NUSD Youth Leadership Academy Introduction (11:27)

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Tanaya Safi, Inderkum High School (12:28)

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Reyes Rios, Leroy Greene Academy (15:34)

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Sidharth Arora, Natomas High School (18:10)

California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero opens the Power of Democracy's Law Day Commemoration hosted by the Third District Court of Appeal, speaking on the theme: The Rule of Law and the American Dream. The event welcomed judges, educators, students, and parents to the main courtroom of the historic Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building in Sacramento.

California Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero welcomes Superintendent of the Sacramento County Office of Education David Gordon to the Law Day event held on May 1. Gordon co-chaired the K-12 Task Force on Civic Learning with Justice Judith McConnell, resulting in the acclaimed Blueprint for Civic Learning.

To honor the public servants of California's judicial branch and to celebrate the Judicial Council of California’s 100th anniversary, the council asked six public servants who serve on the council, its advisory bodies, and on staff why they choose to serve. This video features council member Judge Bunmi Awoniyi of the Sacramento Superior Court.

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https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/publicservice-2026

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https://courts.ca.gov/careers

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https://psrw.org

To honor the public servants of California's judicial branch and to celebrate the Judicial Council of California’s 100th anniversary, the council asked six public servants who serve on the council, its advisory bodies, and on staff why they choose to serve. This video features Jagan Singh, a deputy director on the council’s Facilities Services team.

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https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/publicservice-2026

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https://courts.ca.gov/careers

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https://psrw.org

To honor the public servants of California's judicial branch and to celebrate the Judicial Council of California’s 100th anniversary, the council asked six public servants who serve on the council, its advisory bodies, and on staff why they choose to serve. This video features Martha Wright, a manager on the council’s Criminal Justice Services team.

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https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/publicservice-2026

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https://courts.ca.gov/careers

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https://psrw.org

To honor the public servants of California's judicial branch and to celebrate the Judicial Council of California’s 100th anniversary, the council asked six public servants who serve on the council, its advisory bodies, and on staff why they choose to serve. This video features Jake Chatters, the court executive officer of Placer Superior Court and chair of the council’s Data Analytics Advisory Committee.

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https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/publicservice-2026

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https://courts.ca.gov/careers

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https://psrw.org

To honor the public servants of California's judicial branch and to celebrate the Judicial Council of California’s 100th anniversary, the council asked six public servants who serve on the council, its advisory bodies, and on staff why they choose to serve. This video features council member Judge Judith Dulcich of the Kern Superior Court.

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https://newsroom.courts.ca.gov/news/publicservice-2026

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https://courts.ca.gov/careers

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https://psrw.org