Bi-Annual View from the Appellate Bench - 2026

Message from Appellate Section Chair
Every two years BASF has been honored to host a full-day View from the Appellate Bench CLE program featuring Justices from the First District Appellate Court. This year we are also thrilled to be featuring a California Supreme Court Justice. This program will provide 6 credits of appellate specialty credit plus ethics and civility credits.

SCHEDULE

9:10–10:10 a.m. | MCLE: 1 Hour of Appellate Law Specialization
Panel I: Keeping Your Issues Alive
A View from the Bench on Forfeiture and Preservation

Moderator
Kelly Woodruff, Complex Appellate Law Group

10:20–11:20 a.m. | MCLE: 1 Hour of Appellate Law Specialization
Panel II: Finding the Right Door
Appeals, Writs, and What Happens When You Knock on the Wrong One

Moderator
Brian Goldman, Chief Deputy Legal Affairs Secretary to Governor Newsom

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | MCLE: 1 Hour of Appellate Law Specialization
Panel III: Fireside Chat
With California Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins

Speakers
Justice Martin J. Jenkins, California Supreme Court
Presiding Justice Teri L. Jackson, First District Court of Appeal, Division Five

Moderator
Veronica Francis, Judicial Assistant, First District Court of Appeal

1:10–2:10 p.m.  | MCLE: 1 Hour of Appellate Law Specialization
Panel IV: May It Please the Court
Advanced Strategies in Appellate Persuasion

Moderator
Michael Von Loewenfeldt, Complex Appellate Litigation Group

2:20–3:20 p.m. | MCLE: 1 Hour of Legal Ethics
Panel V: Good Counsel
Navigating Ethics, AI, and Civility on Appeal 

Moderator
Elizabeth Holt Andrews, Counsel, Troutman Pepper Locke

3:30–4:30 p.m. | MCLE: 1 Hour of Appellate Law Specialization
Panel VI: Views from the Presiding Justices of the First District

Moderator
Josephine Petrick, Partner, The Norton Law Firm

4:30–5:15 p.m. | Wine and Cheese Reception

Section Chair
Josephine Petrick, Norton Law

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Program Access
This is an in-Person program only.  Virtual access will not be available. Program recordings are not guaranteed and/or included with this registration, nor immediately accessible to registrants. Approved recordings of live programs are converted to On-Demand CLE Courses and available for separate purchase through a third-party library 30 business days after the live recording. 

Attending Programs
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If you are unable to attend, you may send a substitute. Please complete the Event Cancellation Form.

MCLE Notice
To receive MCLE credit, you must sign in during the designated MCLE registration period. This activity is approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California. BASF is a certified provider: Provider #103

Accessibility
People with disabilities and/or special requests should contact BASF regarding reasonable accommodations.