Criminal Law

About the Section

The newly created ACBA Criminal Law Section provides networking opportunities and continuing legal education programs for judges and attorneys practicing in the criminal justice system. The Section also serves as a liaison with the Superior Court on issues related to practicing law in Alameda County.

If you have questions or concerns please contact the Chair of the Criminal Executive Committee at CriminalExComm@acbanet.org

Interviews

Check out our collaboration with ACBA member Louis Goodman – the podcast “Love Thy Lawyer.” Thinking about becoming an attorney? Transitioning to criminal defense? Hanging your own shingle? This is the series for you! Listen here, or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

Court Appointed Attorneys Program

The ACBA also runs the Criminal Court Appointed Attorneys Program (CAAP), which administers the conflicts program for Alameda County. For more information on CAAP, click here.

Quick Alameda County links:

• Alameda County Courts Case Portal: For information pertaining to specific cases.
• Criminal Docket Finder: Find out when the next court date is for a particular case.
• Inmate Locator: Find out the custody status of a person.

BlueJeans meetings

The Court has started restricting access to Court by requiring user to have a passcode in order to gain access to the Blue Jeans court sessions. As a justice partner of the Court’s, the ACBA is happy to share these codes on an as-needed basis. If you need the passcodes, please contact tiela@acbanet.org.