SACRAMENTO Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday turned to one of his chiefs of staff, James Humes, to fill a vacancy on the First District Court of Appeal.
Humes, the governor’s executive secretary for legal affairs, administration and policy, will replace retired Justice Patricia Sepulveda upon his likely confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments. The 52-year-old veteran of the attorney general’s office would become the first openly gay justice on the California court of appeal.
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