United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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Announcements

On March 23, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. (PST), please join Court of Appeals CJA Administrative Attorney Sara Rief for "Let's Get You Paid!", an eVoucher training in best practices in billing on appeal and review of CJA guidelines. Click here for details and a link to the training.

Effective January 16, 2021, Court Announces New Procedures Regarding the Filing, Service, and Management of Highly Sensitive Documents (HSDs)

With the Retirement of its Appellate Commissioner, Court Reassigns Duties and Hires a CJA Administrator

NEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Sample brief and excerpts of record are now available, as well as a technical guide for working with PDFs. Click here to access these new resources.

NEW EXCERPTS OF RECORD RULES
The Court has adopted new rules effective December 1, 2020, including significant revisions to rules governing excerpts of record and oversized briefs. Click here to see new Excerpts of Record Rule 30-1 and redlined versions of all other rule revisions.

Update to Operational Changes

Inmates with Pending Execution Dates

There are no pending executions.

Ninth Circuit News

Heather E. Williams Reappointed Federal Public Defender for Eastern District of California

Ninth Circuit Extends Deadline for Entries in 2021 High School Civics Contest

Geoffrey Hansen Appointed as Interim Federal Public Defender for Northern District of California

Salina M. Kanai Appointed as New Federal Public Defender for District of Hawai'i

Ninth Circuit Civics Contest Focuses on Community

Judgeship

Federal Public Defender

Federal Public Defender Opportunity - Northern District of California
Applications must be received by April 30, 2021.

Policies & Initiatives

Camera Guidelines

Electronic Devices Policy

Obtaining Electronic Data

Annual Reports

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2008 Annual Report
2007 Annual Report
2006 Annual Report
2005 Annual Report
2004 Annual Report
2003 Annual Report
2002 Annual Report
2001 Annual Report

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