Judges and Judiciary,
California Supreme Court,
Appellate Practice
Sep. 28, 2018
Working without Werdegar
Dive into some California Supreme Court statistics to examine how the retirement Justice Kathryn M. Werdgar— which has led to the longest vacancy in the court’s history — has affected the court’s productivity.
Kirk C. Jenkins
Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Email: KJenkins@lewisroca.com
Harvard Law School
Kirk is a certified specialist in appellate law.
On March 8, 2017, Justice Kathryn M. Werdegar of the California Supreme Court announced that she would retire from the court effective Aug. 31, 2017. As of Oct. 5, 2018, 576 days will have passed since that announcement, and Gov. Jerry Brown has still not nominated Justice Werdegar's successor. Even measuring from the day of Justice Werdegar's actual departure, Oct. 5 will be the 400th day since the court has had its full complement of seven permanent justices.
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