Litigation
Cal. Litig. 2014, Volume 27, Number 3
Content
- A New Aggregate Litigation Model Emerges - Technology-Driven Mass Actions
- Confidence Before the Court: How to Find It
- Court Filings: Time to Sign Out of the Signature Requirement?
- Court Reporters Transcripts in a Digital World: Yesterday's Rules Don't Fit Today's Technology
- Editor's Foreword Show and Tell: Food Fight in the Courtroom
- Experiences of a New Lawyer
- From the Section Chair
- Letters to the Editor
- Litigation Section Executive Committee Past Chairs
- Masthead
- McDermott On Demand: the Rules of Procedure or the Rule of Law?
- Past Editors-in-Chief
- Recent Activity in Frivolous Appeals
- Summary Contempt and Due Process: England, 1631, California, 1888
- Table of Contents
- To Demur or Not in Slapp Cases: Don't Shoot Yourself in the Foot
- Have a Voice! Weighing In On Prospective California Judges Through the Jne Commission
Have A Voice! Weighing In On Prospective California Judges Through the JNE Commission
By Lara M. Krieger
You might be surprised, but I know a few things about you: You are a lawyer. Likely a litigator. Okay, you are probably not surprised yet. But here is another: You are committed to a strong, independent, and efficient California judicial branch. But the budget shortfalls and other travails facing our state’s courts seem overwhelming, and you feel challenged to identify ways in which you can improve the system. Here is one easy way to do so that you may already be aware of, but not fully acquainted with: The State Bar’s Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation.
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The Commission, commonly known as the JNE Commission (pronounced "Jenny"), is the statutory body charged with performing rigorous, objective, and confidential evaluations of prospective bench officers before appointment by the Governor. Because litigators are likely the most familiar with potential judicial appointees, a vital part of that evaluation process depends on your participation.