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Vaping Scenario Shows How the 4th Amendment Applies at School

U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Bermudez Montenegro and her law clerk Devin H. Mirchi, both front and center, led students in practicing civil discourse skills as jurors at the courthouse in El Centro, California. In the courtroom, students used these skills during jury deliberations exploring their Fourth Amendment rights at school using a fictional scenario on vaping. Read Full Article.

Date Posted: 6/6/2019

Notice - General Order #711

Reappointment of United States Magistrate Judges Barbara L. Major and Karen S. Crawford.

Date Posted: 6/6/2019

2019 Civics Contest Finalists Announced

Preliminary judging has been completed in the 2019 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest for high school students in the western United States, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. All told, over 1,300 young people entered the contest, which offers cash prizes and a chance to meet some of the nation’s preeminent jurists and legal practitioners.

Date Posted: 6/4/2019

Federal Bar Association Leadership In the Law Conference

The San Diego Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, in partnership with the University of San Diego School of Law, presents the 2019 Leadership in the Law Conference: Effective Leadership at All Levels. The attached flyer provides information on registration, location, speakers and cost.

Date Posted: 5/22/2019

Proposed Local Rule Changes and Comment Periods

The following General Orders outline proposals to change the local rules and when the comment periods end.

GO #705, Public Comment ending May 5, 2019
GO #706, Public Comment ending May 5, 2019
GO #709, Public Comment ending May 26, 2019

  General Order 705

  General Order 706

  General Order 709

Date Posted: 5/3/2019

Notice - General Order #605-A

Screening New Inmates for Tuberculosis Prior to Court Appearance

Date Posted: 4/30/2019

Apple, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated, 17CV0108-GPC-MDD

Trial and Media Protocol during the Apple, Inc. v. Qualcomm Incorporated Proceedings

Date Posted: 4/19/2019

Designation of Magistrate Judges in the Southern District of California

Designation of Magistrate Judge Robert A. McQuaid, Jr. (GO #694). Designation of Magistrate Judge Barry M. Kurren (GO #695). Designation of Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone (GO #696). Designation of Magistrate Judge Karen Strombom (GO #697). Designation of Magistrate Judge F.A. Gossett III (GO #698). Designation of Magistrate Judge Carolyn S. Ostby (GO #699). Designation of Magistrate Judge Richard L. Puglisi (GO #700). Designation of Magistrate Judge Jacqueline S. Corley (GO #701). Designation of Magistrate Judge John L. Weinberg (GO #702). Designation of Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins (GO #703) in the Southern District of California.

Date Posted: 4/15/2019

Notice - General Order #708

Adopting Disciplinary Committee.

Date Posted: 4/12/2019 04:00

Notice - General Order #707

General Consent to U.S. Magistrate Judge Social Security Cases

Date Posted: 4/12/2019 03:00

Notice - General Order #677-A

8 U.S.C. § 1325 Trial Assignments

Date Posted: 4/12/2019 01:00

2019 Ninth Circuit Civics Contest

Contest Rules, entry instructions are posted! Visit Ninth Circuit Civic Contest page for more details.

Date Posted: 2/25/2019

Notice - General Order #692

District Protocol For Processing Applications Under First Step Act § 404 (2018)

Date Posted: 2/8/2019

Notice - General Order #691

Appointment of Full-Time United States Magistrate Judge

  General Order 691

  General Order 691 Memo to Applicants

  General Order 691 Application.docx

  General Order 691 Public Notice

Date Posted: 2/8/2019

Notice - General Order #689

Operating the court in absence of an appropriation or continuing resolution.

Date Posted: 1/11/2019