Judges and Judiciary,
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Dec. 21, 2013
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Division 8 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, at only 12 years old, is one of the youngest courts in California. As members of a new court, its justices may have felt freer to experiment.





Joshua M. Stein
Associate
Hueston Hennigan LLP
Email: jstein@hueston.com
Joshua writes in his personal capacity. The views in this article are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his employer.
Division 8 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, at only 12 years old, is one of the youngest courts in California. As members of a new court, its justices may have felt freer to experiment. Notably, it has become one of just a handful of courts nationwide experimenting with issuing tentative opinions. Its practice of issuing tentative opinions orally is worthy of emulation by other appellate courts in California.
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