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Since the adoption of the 1879 Constitution, the Court has had a chief justice and six associate justices, with 12-year terms. [4] The 1849 Constitution specified that the first Supreme Court justices would be appointed by the Legislature and that the justices would be subject to partisan direct elections from that point forward. [6]
The California Supreme Court Historical Society (CSCHS) describes itself as "a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California’s legal and judicial history, with a particular emphasis on the State’s highest court." [1] It is chaired by Patricia Guerrero, the chief justice of California. [2]
The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of ... Guerrero became the first Latina to serve as chief justice. [20] The court first had a female ...
Roger John Traynor (February 12, 1900 – May 14, 1983) was the 23rd Chief Justice of California (1964–1970) and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from 1940 to 1964. [1] Previously, he had served as a Deputy Attorney General of California under Earl Warren, and an Acting Dean and Professor of UC Berkeley School of Law.
18th Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court; In office November 14, 1921 – January 13, 1923: Appointed by: Governor William Stephens: Preceded by: Frank M. Angellotti: Succeeded by: Curtis D. Wilbur: Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court; In office January 5, 1903 – November 14, 1921: Appointed by: Elected: Preceded by ...
Jesse Washington Carter (December 19, 1888 – March 15, 1959) was an American lawyer and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from September 12, 1939 to March 15, 1950. Biography [ edit ]
The Supreme Court is a solemn body deciding the most important cases in the land, but the judges on it are people just like you and me – comic book fans and baseball players, even.
In 1849, McKinstry came to California on the steamship Panama. [2] and was a member of the first California State Assembly representing Sacramento. [3] [4] In 1851, he opened a law practice in Napa, and was elected in 1852 as judge of the Seventh Judicial District Court for a term of six years, and in 1858 was re-elected. [5]