The Judges of the Orange County Superior Court announced that OCBA member Kate Lewis was selected as commissioner.

OCBA members Layne Melzer and Gary Pohlson were appointed to judgeships in the Orange County Superior Court by Governor Edmund Brown on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

The county’s Board of Supervisors appointed OCBA member Sharon Petrosino to serve as the next Orange County Public Defender.

Nominations Deadline: 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 16, 2016.
The Orange County Business Journal is currently accepting nominations for its Seventh Annual General Counsel Awards.

The deadline to apply is Friday, June 1, 2018. The United States District Court, Central District of California, is currently accepting applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives.

Longtime OCBA member and former OCBA Appellate Law Section Chair William Kopeny passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.

The OCBA Nominating Committee, chaired by President-Elect Michael Baroni (Palace Entertainment), will meet in July to select the slate of candidates for the OCBA election in the fall.

Orange County Superior Court Judges have elected OCBA member Paul Minerich as a Commissioner. He will take the Oath of Office on Friday, June 17, 2016.

As a public service to assist the voters in Orange County, the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA) has conducted a review of nine candidates running for Superior Court Judge in the June 7 election.

Deadline: Monday, June 6, 2016
The United States District Court, Central District of California, is seeking applications from qualified individuals interested in serving as Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Lawyer Representatives.