Supreme Court of California

The Supreme Court of California is the state supreme court in California. It is headquartered in San Francisco, and regularly holds sessions at its branch offices in Los Angeles, and Sacramento. Its decisions are binding on all other California state courts.

Current justices

• Ronald M. George, (since 1991), Chief Justice (elevated in 1996)
• Marvin R. Baxter, (since 1991), Associate Justice
• Ming W. Chin, (since 1996), Associate Justice
• Joyce L. Kennard, (since 1989), Associate Justice
• Carlos R. Moreno, (since 2001), Associate Justice
• Kathryn Mickle Werdegar, (since 1994), Associate Justice

There is one vacancy on the Supreme Court since Justice Janice Rogers Brown, who had been on the court since 1996, resigned from the Court, effective June 30, 2005, following her confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/presscenter/newsreleases/MEDIA11.PDF

Related Topics:
Janice Rogers Brown - June 30 - 2005 - U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

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