With Another 35 New Judge Picks, Brown Continues to Chip Away at Vacancy Backlog
Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday appointed 33 new superior court judges and elevated two judges to appellate positions. The move comes less than two months after the governor named 34 judges to California's trial courts, chipping away at a judicial vacancy backlog that had reached a two-year high.
December 22, 2017 at 03:06 PM
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Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday named 33 new judges to California's trial courts and elevated two sitting judges to appellate positions.
Among the elevations is Judge Mary Greenwood, who has sat on the Santa Clara Superior Court bench since 2012. Greenwood was appointed to the Sixth District Court of Appeal in San Jose filling a vacancy left when Justice Miguel Marquez resigned last year to become the chief operating officer of Santa Clara County. Greenwood, a veteran of Santa Clara County Alternate Defender's Office and the Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass law firm, still must be confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments.
Among the trial court appointments was Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner Lauri Damrell, whom the governor appointed to the Sacramento Superior Court bench. Damrell, part of the Orrick team that provides State Assembly employees and lawmakers training on sexual harassment laws and policies, recently testified before a committee considering hiring independent investigators to handle allegations of harassment at the state house.
Here are the two press releases naming all of the governor's most recent appointments:
Read more:
Court Staff, Judiciary Mum on Misconduct Claims Against San Jose Appellate Judge
34 New Court Appointments Chip Away at Judicial Vacancy Backlog
Sometimes It Pays (More Than the Gov) to Be a Judge
Brown's 23 New Trial Judges Include Ex-Big Law, Prosecutors
Napa Judge, Accused of Stealing Social Club's Card Holders, Will Resign
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