Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal
Jan. 3, 2023
Interesting Times: The 2022 Appellate Year in Review
For better or worse we live in more interesting times where ordinary appellate activities seem even more trivial than usual.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
The April 1950 issue of Astounding Science Fiction included the short story "U-Turn," which contained the memorable line "For centuries the Chinese used an ancient curse: 'May you live in interesting times!'" Last year's annual recap called 2021 an "exceptional" year (riffing on this column's title). But "exceptional" just doesn't cut it for 2022. The past year has been even more astounding than the previous year, and no doubt, the most "interesting" appellate year i...
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