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Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court

Dec. 31, 2018

Governor Sunshine’s Court

Joshua Groban, Gov. Jerry Brown’s final appointment to the California Supreme Court, was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on Dec. 21, 2018. We wondered how he will fit in with the existing justices.

David A. Carrillo

Executive Director
California Constitution Center at Berkeley Law.

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Stephen M. Duvernay

Phone: (916) 447-4900

Email: steve@benbrooklawgroup.com

Notre Dame Law School; Notre Dame IN

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Brandon V. Stracener

Email: bstracener@bgwcounsel.com

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Governor Sunshine’s Court
Joshua Groban

Joshua Groban, Gov. Jerry Brown's final appointment to the California Supreme Court, was confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments on Dec. 21, 2018. We wondered how he will fit in with the existing justices. To figure that out, we established a baseline for comparison by analyzing 300 cases decided by the court's existing members since January 2015.

The takeaways are startling. The justices' ideological reputations are no...

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