Governor Brown appoints 17 judges
From Ballotpedia
May 22, 2012
California: On Friday, May 18, Governor Jerry Brown announced the appointment of two judges to the California Courts of Appeal and fifteen judges to the California Superior Courts. This is the largest number of judges the governor has appointed in one day during this term. Below are the appointees:
District Courts of Appeal
- David A. Thompson was appointed to the California Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three. Thompson has been a judge on the Superior Court of Orange County since 1998.[1]
- Miguel Marquez was appointed to the California Sixth District Court of Appeal. Marquez has acted as county counsel for Santa Clara County since 2009.[2]
Judges appointed to the District Courts of Appeal must be confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. If confirmed, they must stand for retention in the 2014 election.
Superior Courts
- Jeanine B. Nadel and David A. Riemenschneider were appointed to the Superior Court of Mendocino County;
- Judy Johnson was appointed to the Superior Court of Contra Costa County;
- Allison M. Danner and Mary J. Greenwood were appointed to the Superior Court of Santa Clara County;
- Julian W. Bailey and Lewis W. Clapp were appointed to the Superior Court of Orange County; and
- Eight new judges were appointed to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Those judges are: Debra A. Cole, Halim Dhanidina, Peter A. Hernandez, Bruce G. Iwasaki, H. Clay Jacke II, Virginia Keeny, David B. Walgren and Jeffrey K. Winikow.
Notable about these appointments is that Halim Dhanidina is the first Muslim-American to be appointed to a court in California.[3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of the California Governor, "Governor Brown Appoints David A. Thompson as Associate Justice of Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three," May 18, 2012
- ↑ Office of the California Governor, Press Release: "Governor Brown Appoints Miguel Marquez as Associate Justice of Sixth District Court of Appeal," May 18, 2012
- ↑ Office of the California Governor, Press Release: "Governor Brown Appoints Eight to Los Angeles County Superior Court," May 18, 2012
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