LASC: Superior Court of Los Angeles County Establishes New Electronic Process for Service and Delivery of Appellate Briefs to Judicial Officers

New Process Will Streamline Delivery of Appellate Briefs

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will establish a new uniform process for parties to electronically serve appellate briefs on the trial court clerk for the purpose of delivery to the trial court judicial officer.

Attorneys representing parties shall email a copy of their appellate brief to the Court’s new designated resource account, appellatebriefs@lacourt.org. Self-represented litigants may elect to use this electronic process for service, but they may still choose to deliver the briefs to the courtroom by first-class U.S. mail.

Submission of Appellate Briefs via Email:

• Parties shall submit one copy of their brief electronically to appellatebriefs@lacourt.org.
• Court staff will monitor the resource account for the receipt of briefs and forward the briefs to the applicable judicial officer.

Note: This resource account is for the sole purpose of receiving appellate briefs. Any other documents submitted to the account will not be processed, and any inquiries will not receive a response.

Background on Appellate Briefs:

After the Record on Appeal is delivered to the reviewing court, a briefing schedule is sent to the parties. California Rules of Court rules 8.212(c)(1), 8.360(d)(4), 8.412(e)(1), 8.630(g)(3), 8.882(e)(3), and 8.927(c)(3) require that one copy of each brief be served on the trial court clerk for delivery to the trial court judicial officer.

The new resource account, appellatebriefs@lacourt.org, will streamline the delivery process and ensure compliance with California Rules of Court.

You can view the full notice here.