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Judges and Judiciary

Jun. 6, 2022

Vacancies on 3rd District draw speculation

With 3 openings, Gov. Gavin Newsom has chance to remake crucial appellate court but its case backlog is daunting.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has three appointments to make on the 3rd District Court of Appeal — and an incentive to make them quickly.

The court is far behind in its caseload after the Commission on Judicial Performance admonished Presiding Justice Vance W. Raye and forced him to retire last week.

With the departures of Justices William J. Murray Jr. in January and Coleman A. Blease this week, Newsom now has an unusual o...

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