{"podcast":{"title":"CLEs You Actually Want to Hear","slug":"cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333","podcast_index_feed_id":7072333,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/cle-you-actually-want-to-hear/feed.xml","website_url":"https://www.bhba.org/podcasts","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/cle-you-actually-want-to-hear/20241028_071010_9970bd3553955f2125f5159fec0f4ba0.png","author":"Beverly Hills Bar Association","episode_count":444,"summary":"Listen to Beverly Hills Bar Association's nationally recognized CLE content, featuring timely topics and speakers from across the country. You don’t need to be an attorney to tune in, but if you are, you’ll get CLE credit while you listen! Full details at www.bhba.org/podcasts .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-21T22:18:35.705353+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333"},"episode":{"title":"Inside California's Judicial Appointments Process with Secretary Céspedes","slug":"inside-california-s-judicial-appointments-process-with-secretary-c-spedes","published_at":"2026-06-04T17:13:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/inside-california-s-judicial-appointments-process-with-secretary-c-spedes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/cle-you-actually-want-to-hear/2885941","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/294811/2885941/cle-you-actually-want-to-hear/2026_06_04_16_23_29_637fd737-e74a-4659-8619-df19245e9c13.mp3","summary":"For attorneys considering a seat on the bench, understanding what the Governor's office actually looks for in a candidate can be the difference between a strong application and a missed opportunity. Luis Céspedes, Judicial Appointments Secretary to Governor Newsom, and Adam Hofmann, Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary, join Hon. Helen Zukin of the Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Four, for a candid conversation on how judicial appointments are made in California. Secretary Céspedes and Deputy Secretary Hofmann will cover the qualities and qualifications that matter most to the Governor, walk through the application form, and explain the steps a candidate moves through after applying. Justice Zukin, who was the architect of the Statewide Judicial Mentor Program and has chaired numerous vetting committees, brings her expertise from both sides of the application process to the discussion. No CLE credit will be provided for this program.","meta_description":"For attorneys considering a seat on the bench, understanding what the Governor's office actually looks for in a candidate can be the difference between a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3996,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/episodes/inside-california-s-judicial-appointments-process-with-secretary-c-spedes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cles-you-actually-want-to-hear-7072333/inside-california-s-judicial-appointments-process-with-secretary-c-spedes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}