Oct. 5, 2026
Presiding Justice Stewart prizes consensus as murder law shifts
Stewart, who argued San Francisco's marriage-equality cases before joining the bench, has written a series of opinions reversing denials of resentencing as California narrowed murder liability.
Before joining the bench, Presiding Justice Therese M. Stewart was best known for leading San Francisco's marriage-equality litigation. After 12 years on the 1st District Court of Appeal, she takes satisfaction in something less visible: a division that seldom splits.
Stewart noted recently that the division she presides over "is very collegial and works hard to reach consensus so that we do not produce very many split decisions. Unanimous opinions tend to provide more us...
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