09/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/05/2024 16:51
Media interested in attending the session are asked to email [email protected].
El Dorado-Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie M. Earl announced the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, will hear oral argument at Union Mine High School in El Dorado, on Sept. 24.
Since 2000, the Third Appellate District has held oral argument sessions in 30 high schools and two law schools in 20 counties of its district.
More than 200 students from El Dorado, Union Mine, Ponderosa, and Oakridge High Schools are expected to attend. Oral argument will begin at 10 a.m. and will be heard in Union Mine High School Theater, 6530 Koki Lane, El Dorado. All interested members of the public, attorneys, and judges are welcome to attend. Those who attend will be required to go through security screening, so an early arrival is advisable.
The following two cases will be heard:
As part of this educational experience, justicesof the Third Appellate District will discuss their career paths with the students and conduct a question-and-answer period immediately following oral argument. The justices are not permitted to answer questions about the cases.
The Court of Appeal ordinarily holds oral argument in its courtroom at 914 Capitol Mall, Sacramento. The Third Appellate District comprises23counties: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Mono, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba.