Oct. 2, 2026
New Division 3 presiding justice faces voters with record of rulings that cut both ways
A former dependency judge who put off applying to the appellate bench to gain trial experience, Justice Rashida Adams now leads an appellate court division.
Since early summer, Justice Rashida A. Adams has kept what she calls the "mega list," tracking every appeal assigned to the 2nd District Court of Appeal's Division Three, so the oldest cases get decided first.
With Presiding Justice Lee Smalley Edmon retired, Adams, an associate justice since 2023, had been running the division, Edmon said at Adams' Aug. 20 confirmation hearing.
The commission unanimously confirmed her appointment by Gov. Gavin Newsom. I...
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