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Ronald Marc George (born March 11, 1940) is an American jurist. He previously served as the 27th Chief Justice of California from 1996 to 2011. Governor Pete Wilson appointed George as an associate justice of the Supreme Court in 1991 and elevated George to Chief Justice in 1996. [1]
Additionally, Washington nominated Robert H. Harrison, who declined to serve, [3] [4] and nominated William Cushing for elevation to Chief Justice, [5] who likewise declined. [ Note 1 ] Since there were no sitting justices at the beginning of Washington's term, he had the unique opportunity to fill the entire body of United States federal ...
Ronald M. George, Chief Justice (1996–2011), Associate Justice (1991–1996) Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Associate Justice (2015–2021) (named president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and chair of the board of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation)
The chief justice of the United States is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States and is the highest-ranking officer of the U.S. federal judiciary. Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution grants plenary power to the president of the United States to nominate, and, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, appoint "Judges of the Supreme Court ...
Ronald George may refer to: . Ronald M. George, 27th Chief Justice of California; Ron George, Maryland State Delegate; Ron George (footballer) (1922–1989), English professional footballer who played for Crystal Palace and Colchester United
The Chief Justice rotates on the Supreme Court of Nevada, almost always to a judge who is in their final two years of their term. Following the expansions of the court in 1967 and 1999, judges began to split what had traditionally been a two-year term between two or three justices, allowing each justice the opportunity to be Chief Justice during their six-year term.
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
On July 21, 2010, Schwarzenegger nominated Cantil-Sakauye, at the time a Republican, to succeed retiring Chief Justice Ronald M. George on the California Supreme Court. [17] [18] [19] On August 25, 2010, the three-member California Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously approved her nomination as the next chief justice of California.