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Appellate Practice

Dec. 10, 2024

Award for best and worst from this year's appellate opinions

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A lighthearted review of California appellate opinions from 2024 celebrates the quirkiest moments in legal reasoning, from pithy judgments and inapt literary references to pun-filled rulings and eyebrow-raising fraternity hazing cases.

David J. Ozeran

UC Davis SOL King Hall; Davis CA

David is certified as an appellate specialist by the California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization.

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As a service to the legal community, I have scoured this year's published opinions issued by California's appellate courts in order to recognize those opinions deserving of awards. The envelopes please ...

Most Succinct Reasoning

The award for Most Succinct Reasoning goes to People v. Ellis, 101 Cal. App.5th 1233 (2024), an appeal arising from a resentencing order, in which the Cou...

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