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Goodwin Jess "Goodie" Knight (December 9, 1896 – May 22, 1970) was an American politician and judge who served as the 31st governor of California from 1953 to 1959. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the 35th lieutenant governor of California from 1947 to 1953 under Governor Earl Warren.
Chief Justice of Victoria ; also Knight Bachelor Alan Mansfield: 1958 Chief Justice of Queensland ; also KCVO David Martin: 1993 Governor of New South Wales (Late gazettal) John Mason: 1980 Mason was a British diplomat who was made a KCMG prior to his final posting as High Commissioner to Australia. On retirement, he and his wife chose to ...
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]
California striking down the California Alien Land Law of 1913 as a violation of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. [24] [25] [26] When Gibson retired on August 31, 1964, Governor Pat Brown elevated Roger J. Traynor from Associate Justice to the position of Chief Justice, and Stanley Mosk filled the empty seat as associate justice. [27]
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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.
Guerrero was approved by a 3-0 vote of the Commission on Judicial Appointments on March 22, 2022 [6] and is the first Latina to serve on the Supreme Court of California. [5] On August 10, 2022, Governor Newsom nominated Guerrero to serve as the chief justice of California. [7] On August 26, she was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial ...
Malcolm Millar Lucas (April 19, 1927 – September 28, 2016) was an American jurist and attorney who served as the 26th Chief Justice of California.He previously served as a trial judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.