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Administrative Presiding Justice Judith McConnell today announced the appointment of Marsha Amin as the new Managing Attorney of the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division One.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye made new appointments to the Judicial Council, the policymaking body of the California courts.

For the 13th straight year, data show a steady increase in women and non-white justices and judges.

New report shows for the 14th straight year, California’s judicial bench has grown more diverse.

Data show steady increase over the last 16 years in the number of women, and justices and judges of color

Judge Shama Hakim Mesiwala was unanimously confirmed as an associate justice of the Third District Court of Appeal in Sacramento.

FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM—Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of Justice Martin Jenkins (Ret.) for Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court.

Justice Jenkins has held several prominent state and federal judicial positions throughout his career. He would be the first openly gay California Supreme Court justice and only the third African American man ever to serve on the state’s highest court. It has been 29 years since an African American man has served on the California Supreme Court.

Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed Judge Victor A. Rodriguez as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three (San Francisco).

SAN FRANCISCO—Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, Chair of the Commission on Judicial Appointments, announced that the commission today confirmed the following appointments by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. to the Courts of Appeal Second Appellate...

“I look forward to the growth we will make in the coming year with the support of these talented and diverse leaders,” said Chief Justice Guerrero.

Council is responsible for ensuring the consistent, independent, impartial, and accessible administration of justice