A pre-hearing briefing is an AI-generated document that summarizes everything CaliforniaCourtIntel knows about a judge that is relevant to your specific hearing. It is delivered automatically on the morning of every hearing you have added to your calendar.
What the briefing contains. Each briefing includes: (1) Judge overview — appointment date, courthouse, practice area specialty, and temperament summary. (2) Motion-specific ruling history — how this judge has ruled on your motion type over the past two years, with grant/deny rates. (3) Tentative ruling — the most recent tentative ruling posted by the court for this department, if available. (4) Talking points — three to five arguments that have correlated with favorable outcomes before this judge for this motion type. (5) Risk flags — arguments or procedural missteps that have correlated with negative outcomes. (6) Local rules summary — page limits, formatting requirements, and any standing orders for this department.
How to receive your briefing. The briefing is emailed to your account email at 6 AM Pacific on the morning of each hearing. It is also available in your dashboard under Hearings, then select any upcoming hearing and click View Briefing.
Customizing your briefing. Go to Settings, then Notifications, then Pre-Hearing Briefing. You can change the delivery time, enable or disable the SMS summary, and choose how much detail to include.
Team briefings. On Firm and Enterprise plans, briefings can be sent to every attorney assigned to a matter, not just the account owner. Assign attorneys to a matter from the Matter detail page.
Generating a briefing on demand. You do not have to wait until the morning of your hearing. Open any hearing in your dashboard and click Generate Briefing Now to get the current briefing immediately.