California Courts of Appeal
Jun. 10, 2013
State appellate courts poised for leftward shift
The presence of a Democratic governor, Jerry Brown, threatens the Republican Party's longtime stranglehold on the state appellate bench and the ambititions of Republican attorneys and judges hoping to be appointed.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
One need look no further than Washington D.C. to see that politics matter when it comes to the judiciary. Republican lawmakers, in an apparent attempt to deny President Barack Obama's three appointments to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, are looking to reduce the number of judges on the influential court. In California, currently two-thirds of state appellate justices are Republican appointees, as are six...
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