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Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
California Supreme Court

Aug. 11, 2017

Groups lobby Brown to choose LGBT individual as next state high court justice

As state Supreme Court Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar’s Aug. 31 retirement date approaches, efforts to lobby Gov. Jerry Brown on his next court pick are heating up. This time around, LGBT organizations might be out ahead of other interest groups.

SACRAMENTO — As state Supreme Court Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar’s Aug. 31 retirement date approaches, efforts to lobby Gov. Jerry Brown on his next court pick are heating up.

This time around, LGBT organizations might be out ahead of other interest groups.

The California Legislative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus sent Brown a letter on May 10 urging him to choose the state’s “first...

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