The California Appellate Law Podcast
The California Appellate Law Podcast
Latest Episodes
Human-only is not the gold standard: Josie Petrick on AI legal tools
Everyone agrees AI should never replace attorney judgment. But what does “judgment” mean?Josie Petrick offers a different approach, which she calls “layered review.” A certified appellate specialist who also serves as Chief of AI Product...
Two Dismissals, One Escape: The Courts Redraw the Procedural Map
Dismiss a case twice in federal court—no problem, you can still file in California.But dismiss a case in state court, and it’s gone forever.Tim & Jeff cover these two holdings of the California Supreme Court, issued two weeks ...
Appellate AI with John Stobart
If someone is going to make #AppellateTikTok a thing, it’s John Stobart. John is a certified appellate specialist who shares practical guidance on responsible AI use for lawyers through short videos on TikTok and at ...
Students at the Lectern: Training Law Students by Letting Them Practice
Law students won a Ninth Circuit appeal on a broader theory than they argued. Now it’s en banc, and they have to defend the result, not the reasoning, in front of the judge who wrote the opinion.The case is King v. Villegas, and the stud...
Press Record: How Courts Are Already Rewriting Appeal Rights Under FVAP
Tim Kowal and Jeff Lewis discuss Family Violence Appellate Project v. Superior Court, the California Supreme Court's unanimous August 2026 decision holding that an indigent litigant unable to find or afford a court reporter is entitled...