California Supreme Court
Jun. 21, 2013
True or false? The best appellate court judges serve on the trial court first.
The path to becoming a state appellate court justice has run through the trial courts. Compare that with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has a long history of judges without prior judicial experience. What gives?
Daily Journal Staff Writer
For decades in California, the path to becoming a state appellate court justice has run through the trial courts. In fact, it's been almost impossible to get appointed to an appellate court if you didn't first sit on a superior court - unless you worked for a governor or came from the federal bench. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, by contrast, has a long history of seating judges without prior jud...
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