Retired Judges Report, April 2014

May 4, 2014

38 judges retired in April 2014.*

Spotlight
The California Supreme Court's longest serving justice, Justice Joyce Kennard retired from the court after twenty-five years of service. She was appointed to the court by former Governor George Deukmejian in April 1989. Kennard had previously served as a judge for the municipal court in Los Angeles and worked as a deputy attorney general and a staff attorney for the Second District Court of Appeal. A couple of her more recent notable decisions involved overturning California's same-sex marriage ban in 2008 and finding that corporations, like Nike, should be held liable for deceptive advertising practices in 2002. Though appointed by a conservative Republican governor, Kennard, in her opinions, has frequently sided with defendants over their prosecutors and workers over their employers. Many of her rulings have worked to expand civil rights for the gay and minority communities. In regards to her retirement, Kennard states: "I think it's time to start a new chapter. I've been wedded to my work, working seven days a week... I'd like to finally make time for my long-neglected friends."
Retired judges
The following judges retired from office in April 2014. *Based on Judgepedia's records and recent news reports; municipal court judges not included Name Court Dates of service Amada V. Cardenas Texas Justice of the Peace Courts Barbara Ann Zuniga Superior Court of Contra Costa County, California 1994-4/4/2014 C. Michael Stilson United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Alabama Candace J. Beason Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California Charles H. Toliver IV New Castle County Superior Court, Delaware 1990-2014 Dale A. Wolf Minnesota Sixth Judicial District 1984-2014 Dale E. Ruigh Iowa District Two 1981-2014 Darwin R. Poulsen Utah Third Judicial District David B. Flinn Superior Court of Contra Costa County, California 1997 April 30, 2014 Denise D. Markle Ansonia/Milford District Superior Court, Connecticut 2006-2014 Fred Wellmann Minnesota Third Judicial District 2000-2014 Gwendolyn Thomas (Mississippi) Bolivar County Court, Mississippi 2002-2014 J. Michael Baxley Fourth Circuit, South Carolina 2000-2014 J. Steve Winter Wisconsin Municipal Courts Jacqueline Griffin Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal 1990-2014 James E. Sullivan Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court 2011-2014 James Johnson (Washington) Washington State Supreme Court 2004-2014 James P. Kleinberg Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California 2002 - April 15, 2014 Joan DuBuque King County Superior Court, Washington Joyce Kennard California Supreme Court 1989-2014 Julian E. Collins Florida 3rd Circuit Court 12/1999-01/2015 Kenneth Grosse Washington Court of Appeals 1985-2014 Kevin E. McKenney Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California Linda S. Titus Minnesota Fifth Judicial District 1990-2014 Luis A. Rodriguez Superior Court of Orange County, California 1998 - April 30, 2014 Norman D. Haglund Colorado 2nd Judicial District 2007-4/18/2014 Patrick W. Border O`ahu First Circuit Court, Hawaii 2004-2014 Ralph L. Coulter Municipal Court of Cimarron, New Mexico Richard Elrod Illinois Cook Judicial Circuit Court 1988-2014 Richlyn D. Holt North Carolina 30A Judicial District 1994-2014 Robert B. Smith Logan County Court, Colorado Robert L. Barner Allegheny County Magisterial District, Pennsylvania Ronald M. Sohigian Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California 1988-2014 Tawna Holmstedt Sedgwick County Court, Colorado 2014 Terri Stoneburner Minnesota Court of Appeals 2000-2014 Terry Farrell Grant County Justice Court, Oregon 2014-2014 Thomas Kalitowski Minnesota Court of Appeals 1987–2014 William D. Acey Asotin/Columbia/Garfield Superior Court, Washington 2001-2014

See also

• Retired Judges Report
• Judicial selection in the states
• Mandatory Retirement
• Category:Retired judges