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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]
District Judge Stephen Victor Wilson: Los Angeles: 1941 1985–present — — Reagan: 56 District Judge David O. Carter: Santa Ana: 1944 1998–present — — Clinton: 61 District Judge Percy Anderson: Los Angeles: 1948 2002–present — — G.W. Bush: 62 District Judge John F. Walter: Los Angeles: 1944 2002–present — — G.W. Bush: 63 ...
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:
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California; In office June 1, 2020 – June 26, 2020: Preceded by: Virginia A. Phillips: Succeeded by: Philip S. Gutierrez: Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California; In office April 9, 2003 – May 31, 2024: Appointed by: George W ...
Judges of the California Courts of Appeal (92 P) S. Justices of the Supreme Court of California (1 C, 112 P)
Circuit Judge Ana de Alba: Fresno, CA: 1979 2023–present — — Biden: 40 Senior Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace: San Diego, CA: 1928 1972–1996 1991–1996
Starting in the 1970s, California began to slowly phase out the use of justice courts (in which non-lawyers were authorized by statute to preside as judges) after a landmark 1974 decision in which the Supreme Court of California unanimously held that it was a violation of due process to allow a non-lawyer to preside over a criminal trial which ...
Chief justices of California (29 P) Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of California" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total.