Gov. GavinNewsom on Justice Patricia Guerrero: her 'wide-ranging experience, integrity, deep respect for the rule of law & lifelong commitment to public service make her a phenomenal candidate to serve as our next California Supreme Court Justice'
recalled how Guerrero finished a brief on her way to give birth to her son, and coordinated filing the brief hours later.By clicking subscribe, you agree to share your email address with CalMatters to receive marketing, updates, and other emails.In nominating for the high court today, Newsom said her “wide-ranging experience, integrity, deep respect for the rule of law and lifelong commitment to public service make her a phenomenal candidate to serve as our next California Supreme Court Justice.
State Supreme Court justices are nominated by the governor and must then be confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of California’s chief justice, the state attorney general and the senior presiding justice of the Court of Appeal. Guerrero would replace former Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, who stepped down to run the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Cuéllar’s resignation left no Latino representation on the state’s most diverse bench. Since then, Newsom has been under increasing pressure to appoint the state’s first Latina member.
“Newsom has a chance to make history and give a Latina her rightful place in the California Supreme Court, making the judicial system stronger and fairer,” Support nonprofit journalism in CaliforniWe rely on your generous support to cover the stories that matter most to you. If you find our work valuable in these difficult times, please support our journalism.
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