U.S. Supreme Court,
California Supreme Court,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice
Aug. 6, 2018
Delay in our Courts of Appeal
Appeals take too long, people argue; there should be a time limit within which an appeal must be decided. It might seem as if this discussion is a recent phenomenon. It’s not.
Kirk C. Jenkins
Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Email: KJenkins@lewisroca.com
Harvard Law School
Kirk is a certified specialist in appellate law.
One of the most frequent subjects of discussion in recent years for those of us who write often about appellate decision-making is the subject of delay. Appeals take too long, people argue; there should be a time limit within which an appeal must be decided.
It might seem as if this discussion is a recent phenomenon. It's not. The American Bar Association adopted time standards for criminal trials in the 1960s, and for civil cases in...
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