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CJA Publications


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CJA Pamphlets (can be ordered in bulk)

 Jury Duty, An Honored Service (100 per pkg) $10.00
Answers common questions about jury duty and trial procedure. Instructs jurors on how to consider evidence and reach a verdict. Used in many counties. 2000.
 Ethics in Judicial Elections (Sent complimentary)
Prepared for judicial candidates by the California Judges Association Committee on Judicial Ethics, this pamphlet covers the most common questions that arise in the course of judicial elections. 2010.

CJA Binders

 2010 Judicial Elections Handbook $19.95
This handbook contains instructions, organizational information and filing schedules for judicial election campaigns. Written by judges, it is designed to guide a judge step-by-step through a successful election campaign. 2010 edition is now available! 2010.
 Survivor's Workbook $19.95
A guide to help judges organize and document their household business so that their survivors will be prepared to take over its management. New edition! 2007.

CJA Books

 The Courts and the News Media (price per book, bulk discount) $31.95
This 347-page manual explains the workings of the California courts system, civil and criminal trial procedure and how to use a law library. It also discusses the history of reporters’ shield laws and the fair trial/free press conflict in the United States. Please note reduced price available when ordering multiple copies. 7th Ed, 2001.

10+: $26.00
 Judicial Conduct Handbook $169.95
Judge David M. Rothman's new Third Edition is a comprehensive reference work on judicial ethics and conduct for bench officers in California. As the only publication of its kind, this book navigates the challenging and uncertain world of judicial ethics, from the basics of judicial impartiality to advice on hundreds of concrete and practical issues facing bench officers. 3rd Ed, 2007.
 Judicial Retirement Handbook $39.95
This seventh edition of the Handbook is the primary source of information on retirement, survivors' benefits, and disability for the judges of California. (2008) 7th Ed, 2008.
 Planning Your Retirement with CD (forms) $44.95
Planned by the CJA Retired Judges Committee and edited by Justice Elizabeth Baron, 2nd District Court of Appeal (Ret.), this deskbook collects the combined wisdom of its retired members, agency staff, and other experts to address the questions most often asked by judges approaching retirement. Includes 32 pages of sample letters, forms and official information covering required notification of retirement, applications for Medicare and PERS benefits. 2008.
 With All Due Respect $17.95
Reflections on the Judging Life: witty observations on legal language, courtroom control, the hazards of judging and the satisfaction of growing in the profession by the former editor of The California Bench. 2002.
 Trial & Error $17.95
Further Reflections on the Judging Life: witty observations on legal language, courtroom control, the hazards of judging and the satisfaction of growing in the profession by the former editor of The California Bench. 2007.

 


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