Judges and Judiciary
Jan. 7, 2019
Brown and Groban made state judiciary more diverse than the bar
According to annual figures required by the Legislature, these trends and their overall impact on the state bench increased during Brown’s last year in office.
From left, California first lady Anne Gust Brown, state Supreme Court Justice Joshua Groban and Deborah Groban, the justice's mother
At first glance, the scene when Gov. Jerry Brown swore in new California Supreme Court Justice Joshua P. Groban on Thursday was familiar in American history: one powerful white man conferring status on another.
But between them, the pair undertook an unprecedented transformation of the state's judiciary, leaving a bench that is in some ways more diverse than the California State Bar.
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