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CA Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero Nominated by Gov Newsom For Chief Justice Slot

August 11, 2022 2:30 amAugust 10, 2022 10:07 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Supreme Court Associate Justice Patricia Guerrero as the next Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court on Wednesday, replacing current Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, who announced last month that she would not be seeking another term....

Appellate Court Judge Patricia Guerrero Confirmed as Next California Supreme Court Justice

March 22, 2022 3:46 pmApril 3, 2022 4:42 pm

San Diego Appellate Court Judge Patricia Guerrero was confirmed by a 3-0 Commission on Judicial Appointments vote on Tuesday as the next California Supreme Court Justice. Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Born...

Gov. Newsom Nominates Patricia Guerrero As Next State Supreme Court Judge

February 16, 2022 5:53 pmFebruary 16, 2022 5:54 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom nominated Fourth District Court of Appeal Justice Patricia Guerrero to the California Supreme Court on Tuesday, hoping to fill a vacancy that has been there since November. Born in the Imperial Valley to Mexican immigrant parents, Guerrero...

State Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar To Leave Court On October 31st

September 17, 2021 11:16 am

California Supreme Court Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar announced on Thursday that he will be leaving next month following Governor Gavin Newsom’s recall election victory earlier this month. Due to leave on October 31st, Cuellar announced that he will become president of...

California Supreme Court Rules 5-2 That Prisoners Cannot Possess Marijuana While In Prison

August 14, 2021 2:50 amAugust 18, 2021 10:30 am

The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that prisoners in California’s penal system could not legally possess marijuana while in prison, overturning a lower court ruling. The question over whether prison inmates should be able to have marijuana has been...

California Supreme Court Rules To End Cash Bail For Some Defendants Who Cannot Afford It

March 27, 2021 2:31 amMarch 29, 2021 10:32 am

The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that judges must consider an arrestee’s ability to pay bail, and may not hold them solely because they couldn’t afford bail. In a unanimous decision, Associate Justice Mariano-Florentino Cuellar wrote on behalf of the...

California Won’t Face Up To Crime

May 18, 2019 5:17 amJune 10, 2019 12:34 pm

“The use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance is the functional equivalent of requiring every person to show a personal photo identification card at all times in violation of recognized constitutional rights. This technology also allows people to be...