Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
California Supreme Court
Jul. 25, 2018
Brown’s long delay filling a state Supreme Court vacancy stirs speculation
Legal observers are wondering about the governor’s record-setting delay in nominating a seventh state Supreme Court justice, and if it signals a controversial choice.
Gov. Jerry Brown has left legal observers guessing about why he has not appointed a seventh justice to the state Supreme Court, when he might do it and who it might be.
Does Gov. Jerry Brown's long delay in picking a new California Supreme Court justice mean he is leaning toward a controversial choice?
That's a leading question among court watchers as a pair of milestones approach. On Aug. 31, it will be one year since Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar left the court, in a move she had announced nearly six months earlier.
But the more significant milestone comes after ...
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