Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar speaks during oral argument at the California Supreme Court in San Francisco in 2015.
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a remarkably smooth and speedy 45 minutes, state Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar's confirmation was, by all accounts, a breeze.
Speaking to a courtroom crowded with state and federal judges, Cuéllar joked that "trial court deference is a way of life" in his household, referring to his wife, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh, and said he would take the same approach on the appellate bench. ... (continued)