(Bay City News Service) — A state commission in San Francisco on Aug. 25 unanimously confirmed Sacramento appeals court Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye to be California’s next chief justice. Cantil-Sakauye, 50, was nominated in July by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to succeed California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George, who will retire on Jan. 2. She was […]
Obama Nominates UC Berkeley Law Professor to 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
February 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
President Obama on Feb. 24 nominated University of California at Berkeley law professor Goodwin Liu to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Liu, 39, teaches constitutional law and education policy and is associate dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he would […]
Schwarzenegger Appoints Nishigaya as Santa Clara Superior Court Judge
February 4, 2010 by Leave a Comment
As a child growing up in Orange County, Daniel Nishigaya never imagined that one day he would be a Superior Court judge. Nishigaya, of Sunnyvale, Calif., who was previously a supervising deputy district attorney for the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, was one of six appointed to a judgeship in the Santa Clara County […]
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