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Judges and Judiciary,
Government,
California Courts of Appeal

Nov. 27, 2018

State appellate justices who lack courtroom experience confirmed

Five appellate justices, including a new presiding justice, were confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments Monday.

Pollak

Five appellate justices, including a new presiding justice, were confirmed by the Commission on Judicial Appointments Monday in San Francisco.

At what is normally a laudatory affair, some of the new justices faced questions about how they would adapt to their appellate duties despite not having significant trial or judicial experience.

Justice Stuart R. Pollak was confirmed as presiding justice of ...

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