Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Apr. 27, 2022
Justice Blease,92, to complete 43 years on 3rd District
Blease is the second justice with the court to retire in recent months. Justice William J. Murray Jr. stepped down in January. A complaint to the Commission on Judicial Performance said they contributed to unreasonably long delays on the court.
Justice Coleman A. Blease will retire from the 3rd District Court of Appeal in June, the court announced Monday.
According to a source speaking on background, the 92-year-old justice announced his decision in an email to staff on April 18. When he steps down on June 7, he will have spent exactly 43 years on the court, according to the announcement from Andrea K. Wallin-Rohmann, the court’s clerk and executive officer.
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