Nelson Mullins, Sidley Partners Among Latest 6 Brown Taps for Superior Court Seats
Partners from Sidley Austin and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough were among the six lawyers Gov. Jerry Brown chose to fill a batch of trial court vacancies, the governor's office announced Monday.
October 29, 2018 at 03:19 PM
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California Gov. Jerry Brown
Partners from Sidley Austin and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough were among the six lawyers Gov. Jerry Brown chose to fill a batch of trial court vacancies, the governor's office announced Monday.
Michael Kelley, a litigation and regulatory partner at Sidley Austin since 1987, was named to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Kelley had previously been a partner and an associate with the now-defunct Los Angeles firm of Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi.
Maurice “Mo” Sanchez, a commercial litigation partner representing automakers at Nelson Mullins, will join the Orange County Superior Court. A former managing counsel at Mazda Motor of America Inc., Sanchez joined the firm's Torrance office last year after working as a Baker & Hostetler partner for 12 years.
In Alameda County, Brown appointed 14-year prosecutor Jason Chin judge to the trial court. Chin has worked as a deputy district attorney in Alameda County since 2004 and served a one-year stint in the office of the state attorney general in 2011.
Deputy public defender Scott Herin and managing research attorney Theresa McGonigle will join Kelley as new judges in Los Angeles County. Christopher Pallone, whose resume includes work as both a deputy district attorney and a deputy prosecutor in three counties, has been named a judge in San Bernardino County.
Monday's appointments follow the Oct. 26 announcement that Brown had nominated five appellate court justices and appointed 11 Superior Court judges. The Commission on Judicial Appointments, which must confirm all appellate court nominations, will consider the five appellate court nominees at a public hearing on Nov. 26 in San Francisco.
The full list of Monday's appointees:
Read more:
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