California Supreme Court
Mar. 11, 2017
Governor can shape his state high court legacy with next justice
Gov. Jerry Brown has a rare opportunity to appoint a majority of justices on California's highest court once Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar officially steps down from the bench in August.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Jerry Brown has a rare opportunity to appoint a majority of justices on California's highest court once Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar officially steps down in August.
Brown appointed Goodwin H. Liu in 2011 and Mariano-Florentino Cuellar and Leondra R. Kruger in 2014 to the state Supreme Court.
A fourth high court pick would allow Brown to shape California jurisprude...
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