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Judges and Judiciary,
California Courts of Appeal

Aug. 31, 2021

Judicial confirmations swear in diverse collection of appointees

The group sworn in Monday include a Black former prosecutor from East Palo Alto, the daughter of Korean immigrants who worked as a federal public defender in San Jose, a Black woman whose family hails from Louisiana, and a white woman best known before joining the bench for persuading prosecutors to release a man convicted of murder.

Judicial confirmations swear in diverse collection of appointees
Teri L. Jackson and Alison M. Tucher

Two new justices were confirmed to the 6th District Court of Appeal on Monday while two other justices received promotions.

The Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed the justices during a virtual ceremony that brings the 6th District, based in San Jose, to full strength.

The new justices are Charles E. Wilson II and Cynthia C. Lie, both of ...

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