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Such citations and abbreviations are found in court decisions, statutes, regulations, journal articles, books, and other documents. Below is a basic list of very common abbreviations. Because publishers adopt different practices regarding how abbreviations are printed, one may find abbreviations with or without periods for each letter.
Controller's Office, California State (SCO) Cool California (CoolCal) Corrections & Rehabilitation, Department of (CDCR) Counties, California State Association of (CSAC) Court Reporters Board of California (CRB) Courts, California (Courts) Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health, Council on (CCJBH) Data and Innovation, Office of (ODI)
To be eligible to become a superior court judge in California, one must have been a member of the State Bar of California for at least ten years. [3] One quirk of California law is that when a party petitions the appellate courts for a writ of mandate (California's version of mandamus), the case name becomes [petitioner name] v.
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs for-profit --- --- 10 locations in California Dharma Realm Buddhist University: Ukiah: Mendocino: 1976 NC Private, not-for-profit Buddhism (Dharma Realm Buddhist Association) --- Dominican University of California: San Rafael: Marin: 1890 Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs not-for ...
The California Commission on Judicial Performance is responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct, judicial incapacity, and disciplining state judges, and is composed of 11 members, each appointed four-year terms: 3 judges appointed by the California Supreme Court, 4 members appointed by the governor (2 attorneys and 2 non ...
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The court has original jurisdiction in a variety of cases, including habeas corpus proceedings, and has discretionary authority to review all the decisions of the California courts of appeal, as well as mandatory review responsibility for cases where the death penalty has been imposed. The courts of appeal are the intermediate appellate courts ...
Decisions from federal courts are also frequently cited as a source of persuasive authority about California law, even by the California Supreme Court. [12] Although California courts have no obligation to follow federal precedents about matters of state law, they generally follow federal decisions on issues of federal law, even though they are ...