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Government

Oct. 28, 2006

Brown Could Help Shape Judiciary

COLUMN - By Peter Blumberg - Judge politics may be the last thing on Jerry Brown's mind as he contemplates the next four years as California's attorney general.

Judge politics may be the last thing on Jerry Brown's mind as he contemplates the next four years as California's attorney general.
      But if Brown is elected in November, which looks highly likely, he will instantly become a gatekeeper for open seats on the state Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
      One of the lesser known jobs of the state's top legal officer is serving on the Commission on Judicial App...

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