Therese M. Stewart
Therese M. Stewart is a judge for Division 2 of the California 1st District Court of Appeal. She assumed office on August 14, 2014. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Stewart ran for re-election for the Division 2 judge of the California 1st District Court of Appeal. She won in the retention election on November 8, 2022.
Stewart was appointed an associate justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division Two by Governor Jerry Brown on June 28, 2014, to replace James Lambden. She was confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments on July 17. Stewart is the first openly lesbian justice to serve on the California Courts of Appeal.[1][2]
Stewart was confirmed as the presiding justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division Two on November 30, 2022.[3] She replaced Anthony Kline as the presiding justice.
Biography
Education
Stewart received her B.A. from Cornell University in 1978 and her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1981.[1][4]
Career
- 2022 - Present: Presiding justice, First District Court of Appeal, Division Two
- 2014 - 2022: Associate justice, First District Court of Appeal, Division Two
- 2002-2014: Chief deputy city attorney, San Francisco
- 1988-2002: Director, Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk and Rabkin PC
- 1982-1988: Associate
- 1981-1982: Law clerk, Judge Phyllis Kravitch of the U.S. Court of Appeal, Eleventh Circuit[1]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2013: Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, American Bar Association - Commission on Women in the Profession[5]
- 2010: Ten Lawyers Who Shaped a Decade, Daily Journal
- 2009: California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Awards - Civil Rights, California Bar Journal[6]
- Champion of Justice Award, Bar Association of San Francisco Foundation[7]
Associations
- Past president & board member, Bar Association of San Francisco
- Past board of directors, Legal Aid Society - Employment Law Center
- Past board of directors, Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
- Past board of directors, Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
- Past member, American Bar Association’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Commission
- Past board of directors, Northern District of California Delegation to the Ninth Circuit[8]
Elections
2022
See also: California intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
California 1st District Court of Appeal Division 2, Therese M. Stewart's seat
Therese M. Stewart was retained to Division 2 of the California 1st District Court of Appeal on November 8, 2022 with 80.3% of the vote.
Retention Vote |
% |
Votes |
|||
| ✔ | Yes |
80.3
|
1,184,234 | ||
No |
19.7
|
290,036 | |||
Total Votes |
1,474,270 | ||||
|
|
2014
Stewart was retained to the First District Court of Appeal with 77.4 percent of the vote on November 4, 2014. [9]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Therese M. Stewart did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Office of Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr., "Governor Brown Appoints Two Justices to the First District Court of Appeal," June 28, 2014
- ↑ The San Francisco Appeal, "SF Marriage Equality Attorney Confirmed To State Court Of Appeal," July 17, 2014
- ↑ ‘'Bay Area Reporter, "Stewart becomes 1st lesbian presiding CA appellate court justice," accessed November 30, 2022
- ↑ California Courts, "Judge Therese M. Stewart," accessed October 30, 2015
- ↑ American Bar Association, "2013 Margaret Brent Award Honoree Therese M. Stewart," August 11, 2013
- ↑ California Lawyer, "2009 CLAY Awards," March 2009
- ↑ American Bar Association, "Therese M. Stewart," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ California Courts, "Therese M. Stewart," accessed October 29, 2014
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "General Election -November 4,2014 Official Certified List of Candidates," August 28, 2014
 |
State of California Sacramento (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
