The session is part of the court’s long-running outreach program aimed at helping students and community members better understand how appellate courts operate. Designed by Freepik

 

YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, will hear oral arguments at the Sutter County Superior Courthouse on March 25 beginning at 10 a.m., offering students and the public a chance to observe the appellate court process.

Administrative Presiding Justice Laurie M. Earl announced that more than 100 students from surrounding schools are expected to attend the session. Members of the public, attorneys and judges may also attend. Doors will open at 9 a.m.

The session is part of the court’s long-running outreach program aimed at helping students and community members better understand how appellate courts operate. Since 2000, the Third Appellate District has conducted oral argument sessions at 31 high schools and two law schools across 20 counties.

Following the arguments, the justices will hold a question-and-answer session with attendees and discuss their career paths in the legal profession. The justices will not answer questions related to the cases being heard.

Those attending the session will need to pass through security screening at the courthouse and are encouraged to arrive early.

Two cases are scheduled for argument.

The first case, Women’s Health Specialists v. C.H., case No. C102979, is scheduled from 10 to 10:30 a.m. The appeal concerns a workplace violence restraining order that bars the appellant, described as a frequent protester at a women’s health clinic, from harassing an employee or coming within 100 yards of the employee, the employee’s vehicle or the clinic for three years.

The second case, People v. Vasquez, case No. C102449, will be heard from 10:35 to 11:05 a.m. The case involves an appeal of a conviction and sentence of six years plus life without the possibility of parole after a jury found the defendant guilty of willful, deliberate and premeditated murder and custodial possession of a weapon. Jurors also found true a special circumstance allegation that the defendant intentionally lay in wait.

A question-and-answer session with the justices is scheduled from 11:10 to 11:40 a.m.