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The mandatory training for new temporary judges in family law (bench conduct and demeanor, ethics, and three hours of substantive family law training), approval by the Supervising Judge for attorneys without ten years of family law experience or certification, and the three-year recertification (continuing training every year and at least four court sessions each year).
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2023-SJ-002-00 [File stamp: FILED, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, MAR 09 2023, David W. Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, By: F. Corona, Deputy] SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FAMILY LAW TEMPORARY JUDGES STANDING ORDER Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.812, the Presiding Judge may appoint an attorney who has been admitted to the State Bar of California for at least 10 years before the appointment, under certain conditions set forth in subsection (b) of Rule 2.812 and where the attorney has completed the minimum education and training requirements set forth in subsection (c) of Rule 2.812. Because providing excellent education and training of its temporary judges is essential to the mission of the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles (the “Court”), the Court sets forth the following mandatory training and continuing education requirements and programs for temporary judges in family law in compliance with Rules 2.812, 2.813, and 2.815. Training for New Temporary Judges in Family Law All new temporary family law judges must complete the following training within the three (3) years before their appointment: 1. Complete the mandatory training in bench conduct and demeanor set forth in Rule 2.812(c)(1) and 2.813(a). This training must: a. consist of at least three (3) hours, b. be led by an instructor appearing live remotely or in person, and c. be taught by a qualified judicial officer approved by the Court. 2. Complete the mandatory training in ethics set forth in Rule 2.812(c)(2) and 2.813(b). This training must: a. consist of at least three (3) hours, and b. be approved by the Court. 3. Attend and successfully complete three (3) hours of substantive family law training approved by the Court pursuant to Rule 2.812(c)(3)(C). Any attorneys who do not have ten (10) years of family law experience or are not Certified Family Law Specialists must apply to the Supervising Judge of the Family Law Division to obtain approval to serve as a Temporary Judge in Family Law. These applicants are strongly encouraged to complete additional training in family and domestic violence through CJER online courses at the following link prior to commencing the assignment: http://www2.courtinfo.ca.gov/protem/. Recertification Training for Acting Temporary Judges in Family Law Pursuant to Rule 2.815(a), temporary judges assigned to family law matters are required to complete certain continuing education and based thereupon be recertified every three years after their initial appointment, as set forth below: 1. Complete the requisite training in (a) ethics and (b) bench conduct and demeanor of the same subject matter described above pursuant to Rule 2.812(c) and Rule 2.813(a) and (b). This training must consist of at least three (3) hours for each three-year recertification period. 2. Attend and successfully complete three (3) hours of substantive family law training provided by the Court every calendar year within the three-year recertification period. This new continuing education training will be developed by the Court; it will be provided at no charge to temporary judge attendees and will qualify for MCLE credit. This training is different from the training undertaken by temporary judges before their appointment, and it is intended to provide acting temporary judges rigorous and substantive training on current issues affecting family law practice and recent developments in the law in order to ensure their effective adjudication of disputes in family law. 3. It is strongly encouraged but not required that temporary judges in family law attend the Court’s quarterly brown bag lunch meetings for updates in family law. 4. In addition to completing the required continuing education, temporary judges must serve in at least four (4) court sessions (a session being defined as a half-day period) in family law assignments every calendar year of the three-year recertification period in order to be recertified as temporary judges in family law every three-year period. GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR, IT IS SO ORDERED. Effective immediately, this General Order is to remain in effect until otherwise ordered by the Supervising Judge of Family Law. DATED: March 9, 2023 HON. SHELLEY KAUFMAN Supervising Judge of Family Law STANDING ORDER RE TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY FAMILY LAW JUDGES
2023-SJ-002-00 [File stamp: FILED, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, MAR 09 2023, David W. Slayton, Executive Officer/Clerk of Court, By: F. Corona, Deputy] SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FAMILY LAW TEMPORARY JUDGES STANDING ORDER Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 2.812, the Presiding Judge may appoint an at
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Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.
Standing order of the 109th Judicial District Court for every pending or later-filed case in Andrews, Winkler and Crane Counties: any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any form of artificial intelligence for legal research or drafting in a case must, before using AI-generated information in a court submission or proceeding, sign and submit the court's certification form stating that all language, quotations, sources, citations, arguments and legal analysis created or contributed to by generative AI were verified as accurate by a human through traditional (non-AI) legal sources, and acknowledging responsibility and potential sanctions for their or their co-counsel's failure to comply. Effective immediately; in effect until rescinded or replaced.