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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]
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; In office December 21, 2010 – September 17, 2024: Appointed by: Barack Obama: Preceded by: Frank C. Damrell Jr. Succeeded by: Dena M. Coggins: Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California; In office 2003–2010
In 1964, California governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown appointed Broussard as a judge of the Municipal Court for the Oakland-Piedmont (later Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville) Judicial District. [12] His record caught the attention of Democratic governor Jerry Brown , who, in 1975, appointed Broussard as a judge of the Superior Court of Alameda County ...
The state Administrative Office of the Courts maintains an official roster of all superior court judges, including the 431 judges of the L.A. Superior Court. Median spending for a judicial office election for the Los Angeles County Superior Court has risen from $3,177 in 1970 to $70,000 in 1994. [13] Notable judges:
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 ...
From 2006 to 2014, she was a partner at Wise Gleicher in Alameda, California. [4] On November 12, 2014, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Wise to serve as a judge of the Alameda County Superior Court to fill the vacancy left by the appointment of Judge Carrie McIntyre Panetta to a different court. [2] Wise was a supervising judge from 2019 to 2024.
To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first.
Schopler served as United States Magistrate Judge of the Southern District of California from September 30, 2016 to March 10, 2023. [5] [6] On July 14, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Schopler to serve as a United States District Judge of the same court. [2] His nomination received the support of Senators Alex Padilla and Dianne Feinstein. [7]