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California Supreme Court

Nov. 1, 2014

State high court justice candidate staying quiet before Tuesday's election

Before he writes a single judicial opinion, Stanford Law School Professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar is up for confirmation to a 12-year term on the state Supreme Court in next week's election.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Before he writes a single judicial opinion, Stanford Law School Professor Mariano-Florentino Cuellar is up for confirmation to a 12-year term on the state Supreme Court in next week's election.


The unusual circumstance arises because Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Cuellar to fill the seat of departing Justice Marvin Baxter, who would have stood for election in November.


Judicial retention el...

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