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The Supreme Court of California on Friday announced appointments to three State Bar of California entities: the Board of Trustees, Committee of Bar Examiners, and the State Bar Court.

SAN DIEGO—Associate Justice Judith Haller of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One, will retire on Oct. 31 after 28 years on the appellate bench.

Justice Haller was appointed by Gov. Pete Wilson to the Court of Appeal in 1994. Prior to her appointment to the Court of Appeal, she was appointed by Gov. George Deukmejian to the San Diego County Superior Court, where she served as a trial court judge for five years.  

Public hearing Aug. 26 will be broadcast live from the California Courts Newsroom.

Governor nominates Justice Patricia Guerrero to serve as the next California Chief Justice, selects Judge Kelli Evans to serve on California Supreme Court

Justice Jeremy M. Goldman joins the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco.

Justice Stacy E. Boulware Eurie joins the Third Appellate District (Sacramento) and Justice Hernaldo J. Baltodano joins the Second Appellate District, Division Six (Ventura)

State's top jurist to leave bench after 32 years—12 as chief justice—and 38 years of public service

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye appointed one new voting member and four new advisory (non-voting) members to the Judicial Council. She also reappointed three voting members.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold two virtual public hearings on Aug. 3 to consider appointments to Sacramento and Ventura-based appeals courts.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments will hold a public hearing on Aug. 10 to consider an appointment to the San Francisco-based appeals court.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced the commission today confirmed Judge Joanne Motoike to the Santa Ana-based appellate court.

The workgroup, chaired by First District Administrative Presiding Justice Jim Humes, will report back to the Chief Justice by early 2023.