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John Shepard, Jr. Wiley
John Shepard, Jr. Wiley
Associate Justice
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[California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District](/kyj/court/ca/california-court-of-appeal-second-appellate-district)
Last updated
October 7, 2026
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John Shepard, Jr. Wiley
at a glance
Current role
Associate Justice
Court
[California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District](/kyj/court/ca/california-court-of-appeal-second-appellate-district)
Current assignment
California Court of Appeal, 2nd District
Jurisdiction
California
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State
Judicial service
Active
Biography
Professional career
Professor, UCLA School of Law (1983–2005) — tenured faculty member
Of Counsel, Mayer Brown (1995–1999)
Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School (1998)
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California (1990–1994)
Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (1993)
These clerkships place him among the small group of California jurists with U.S. Supreme Court clerkship experience.
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2002-2018
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, 2018-present
Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown on November 27, 2018
Confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on December 21, 2018
Appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 2002
Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight
Education
B.A., University of California, Davis
J.D., UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Rules last checked July 26, 2026
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Exhibits
Statewide
A party offering an electronic sound or sound-and-video recording must provide the court and opposing parties a transcript and provide opposing parties a duplicate of the recording.
the party must provide to the court and to opposing parties a transcript of the electronic recording and provide opposing parties with a duplicate of the electronic recording
[California Rule 2.1040, Electronic recordings presented or offered into evidence ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_1040)
Statewide
An exhibit must be admitted by the judge before it may be used in the case.
The judge must to allow you to admit the exhibit as evidence in order for you to use it in your case.
[How to introduce exhibits at a trial ↗](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/how-introduce-exhibits-trial)
Remote appearances
Statewide
California courts should permit remote participation in covered civil proceedings, subject to the statute, local rules, and controlling orders.
courts should permit parties to appear remotely at conferences, hearings, and proceedings in civil cases consistent with Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75
[California Rule 3.672, Remote proceedings ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_672)
Statewide
Covered civil parties and witnesses may appear remotely, and the court may conduct proceedings in whole or in part using remote technology.
that party or witness may appear remotely and the court may conduct conferences, hearings, and proceedings, in whole or in part, through the use of remote technology
[California Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 ↗](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=367.75.&lawCode=CCP)
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast except as Rule 1.150 permits.
Except as provided in this rule, court proceedings may not be photographed, recorded, or broadcast.
[California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/one/rule1_150)
Expedited Jury Trial Presentations
Statewide
In expedited jury trials, parties may use slides, electronic presentations, projections, exhibit notebooks, and other methods approved at the pretrial conference.
the parties may present summaries and may use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, individual notebooks of exhibits for submission to the jurors, or other innovative methods of presentation approved at the pretrial conference
[California Rule 3.1551, Case presentation ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1551)
Expedited Jury Trial Pretrial Agreements
Statewide
Voluntary expedited jury trial submissions must identify party agreements concerning electronic presentations and other proposed presentation methods.
Any agreements of the parties to use photographs, diagrams, slides, electronic presentations, overhead projections, notebooks of exhibits, or other methods of presenting information to the jury
[California Rule 3.1548, Pretrial submissions for voluntary expedited jury trials ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1548)
Sources
Identity source checked
June 30, 2026
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Biography sources checked
October 12, 2026
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California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District current judicial profile
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Source checked August 2, 2026
[View California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District current judicial profile ↗](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/13001/john-shepard-jr-wiley/)
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California Rule 2.1040, Electronic recordings presented or offered into evidence
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View California Rule 2.1040, Electronic recordings presented or offered into evidence ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/two/rule2_1040)
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California Rule 3.672, Remote proceedings
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View California Rule 3.672, Remote proceedings ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_672)
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California Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View California Code of Civil Procedure section 367.75 ↗](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=367.75.&lawCode=CCP)
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California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/one/rule1_150)
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California Rule 3.1551, Case presentation
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View California Rule 3.1551, Case presentation ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1551)
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California Rule 3.1548, Pretrial submissions for voluntary expedited jury trials
Statewide source
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HTML
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View California Rule 3.1548, Pretrial submissions for voluntary expedited jury trials ↗](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/three/rule3_1548)
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How to introduce exhibits at a trial
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Source checked July 26, 2026
[View How to introduce exhibits at a trial ↗](https://selfhelp.courts.ca.gov/how-introduce-exhibits-trial)
[Public Records & Data Use](/public-records-data-use)
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[Corrections policy](/corrections)
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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, 2018-present
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2002-2018
- Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School (1998)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California (1990–1994)
- Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Eight

### Education

- University of California, Davis — B.A.
- UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) — J.D.

### Additional information

- Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown on November 27, 2018
- Confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on December 21, 2018
- Professor, UCLA School of Law (1983–2005) — tenured faculty member
- Appointed by Governor Gray Davis in 2002
- Of Counsel, Mayer Brown (1995–1999)
- Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee (1993)
- Date of birth: 1953-01-01
- These clerkships place him among the small group of California jurists with U.S. Supreme Court clerkship experience.
- Birth place: IA



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [California Rule 1.150, Photographing, recording, and broadcasting in court](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e59897426ff892cfcd8e0103) — Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim.  Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://courts.ca.gov/cms/rules/index/one/rule1_150). Collected 2026-07-26.