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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]
Under the original 1849 California Constitution, the Court started with a chief justice and two associate justices. [2] [4] The Court was expanded to five justices in 1862. [2]
Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of California" The following 112 pages are in this category, out of 112 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
Patricia Guerrero, a justice for the California 4th District Court of Appeal, has been nominated to serve as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced ...
On November 10, 2022 the Commission on Judicial Appointments voted unanimously to approve Evans to the California Supreme Court. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] She was sworn into office on January 2, 2023. [ 9 ] As of 2023, with her swearing in, Black justices make up half of the associate justices on the court. [ 10 ]
Supreme Court justices are set to decide a series of blockbuster cases before the current term concludes at the end of June. Learn more on how SCOTUS justices voted. How Supreme Court justices are ...
Of the 116 justices in history, 110 – or 94.8% – have been men. Until 1981, every Supreme Court justice was male. But Ronald Reagan promised he’d put a woman on the court, ...