Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice
Mar. 22, 2021
Appellate academy appoints task force on delay, seeks comments
Some problems produce benefits. They can even lead to lasting improvements.




Elliot L. Bien
Bien & Summers Appellate CounselEmail: elb@biencounsel.com
Elliot is a former president of the California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, is an attorney at Bien & Summers Appellate Counsel in San Rafael.
Some problems produce benefits. They can even lead to lasting improvements.
In the Daily Journal and elsewhere, one form of appellate delay has been widely publicized since late January of this year. A complaint was filed with California's Commission on Judicial Performance about three Justices on the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento. Statistics suggested that they were taking an unusually long time to prepare their assigne...
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