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The California Commission on Judicial Appointments is a body of the government of California established in its current form in 1979 that is responsible for reviewing and confirming justices appointed by the Governor of California to the Supreme Court of California and judges appointed by the Governor to the California Courts of Appeal. [1]
The Supreme Court of California is the highest judicial body in the state and sits at the apex of the judiciary of California. [1] Its membership consists of the Chief Justice of California and six associate justices who are nominated by the Governor of California and appointed after confirmation by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. [2]
The California Commission on Judicial Performance is responsible for investigating complaints of judicial misconduct, judicial incapacity, and disciplining state judges, and is composed of 11 members, each appointed four-year terms: 3 judges appointed by the California Supreme Court, 4 members appointed by the governor (2 attorneys and 2 non ...
The governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger began in 2003, when Arnold Schwarzenegger ran for governor of California in a recall election. He was subsequently elected Governor when the previous governor Gray Davis was recalled and Schwarzenegger placed first among replacement candidates. Schwarzenegger served the remainder of Davis' incomplete ...
Guerrero was approved by a 3-0 vote of the Commission on Judicial Appointments on March 22, 2022 [6] and is the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court of California. [5] On August 10, 2022, Governor Newsom nominated Guerrero to serve as the chief justice of California. [7] On August 26, she was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial ...
Groban served as counsel to Brown's campaign for California governor in the 2010 California gubernatorial election. [6] Upon Brown's election, he served in the administration overseeing state judicial appointments and advising on litigation and policy. [7] He was Brown's fourth appointment to the seven-member Supreme Court. [8]
On November 10, 2022 the Commission on Judicial Appointments voted unanimously to approve Evans to the California Supreme Court. [6] [7] [8] She was sworn into office on January 2, 2023. [9] As of 2023, with her swearing in, Black justices make up half of the associate justices on the court. [10]
In 1981, Governor Brown elevated Reynoso to the California Supreme Court, succeeding the retiring Mathew O. Tobriner. [12] [13] George Deukmejian, then the attorney general and on the commission on judicial appointments, voted against Reynoso's confirmation. [14]