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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]
Judges of the California Courts of Appeal (92 P) S. Justices of the Supreme Court of California (1 C, 112 P)
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.
The Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 abolished the Northern and Southern districts, re-organizing California as a single circuit district. On August 5, 1886 the Southern district was re-established, following the division of the state into Northern and Southern districts.
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 ...
Phyllis J. Hamilton (1976): [104] [105] First African American female judge to serve as the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (2014) Jinsook Ohta : [ 106 ] First Asian American female (who is of Korean descent) to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (2021)
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The California Supreme Court and all lower California state courts use a different writing style and citation system from the federal courts and many other state courts. California citations have the year between the names of the parties and the reference to the case reporter, as opposed to the national standard (the Bluebook) of putting the ...