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Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court

Nov. 16, 2018

Governor’s state high court pick has no judicial or appellate experience

The most outlandish theory about Gov. Jerry Brown's long-delayed pick for the state Supreme Court was that he was going to appoint himself. His actual pick, longtime adviser Joshua Groban, is probably the next closest thing.

Governor’s state high court pick has no judicial or appellate experience
GROBAN

The most outlandish theory about Gov. Jerry Brown’s long-delayed pick for the state Supreme Court was that he was going to appoint himself. His actual pick, longtime adviser Joshua Groban, is probably the next closest thing.

Groban is best known for helping Brown choose roughly 600 judges and justices. He also served as Brown’s ambassador to minority groups that have been marginalized.

While Groba...

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