The Year that Was

Last Friday's DJ featured a multi-page spread titled Judicial Transitions in California throughout 2017 / 2017 ends with governor's holiday judicial appointments.
Culling out items of appellate interest in chronological order, gives something like the list below (nearly all of which were featured contemporaneously on this blog). Note that there were a lot more deaths and retirements than appointments. But appointments should make a roaring comeback in 2018.

2017 Judicial Transitions

Roger Boren retires

Bill Norris dies
Robert Timlin dies

Dan Currey dies

Betty Deal dies

Jerome Smith dies

Richard Schauer dies

Paul Turner dies

Richard Aldrich retires

Stephen Kane retires

John Holmdahl dies

Thomas Hollenhorst retires

Kathryn Werdeger retires

Kenneth Andreen dies

John Racanelli dies

Charles Froehlich dies

Anne Egerton appointed

Patricia Guerrero appointed

Harry Pregerson dies

Thomas Goethals appointed

Mary Greenwood appointed

Conrad Rushing retires

Alex Kozinski retires