Friday, June 3, 2022

New Justices Appointed!

 Governor Newsom Announces Judicial Appointments

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nominations of Judge Hernaldo J. Baltodano to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six, and Jeremy M. Goldman to serve as an Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four. The Governor also announced his appointment of 11 Superior Court Judges, which include five in Los Angeles County; four in San Diego County; one in Placer County; and one in Orange County.

First District Court of Appeal

Jeremy M. Goldman, 53, of Oakland, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division Four. He is currently Co-Chief of Appellate Litigation at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, where he has also worked as Deputy City Attorney since 2014. Goldman was previously a Partner at Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP from 2009 to 2014, and an Associate there from 2002 to 2008. He served as a Law Clerk to Judge Rosemary Barkett on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 2001 to 2002. Goldman earned a Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School. He fills the vacancy created by the elevation of Justice Alison Tucher to Presiding Justice of First District Court of Appeal, Division Three. This position requires confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and senior Presiding Justice of the First District Court of Appeal Stuart R. Pollak. Goldman is a Democrat.

Second District Court of Appeal

Judge Hernaldo J. Baltodano, 45, of San Luis Obispo, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six. He has served as a Judge at the San Luis Obispo County Superior Court since 2017, where he was the Supervising Criminal Judge from December 2020 to September 2021. Judge Baltodano was a Founding Partner and Senior Litigation Partner at Baltodano & Baltodano LLP from 2011 to 2017. He worked as Senior Associate at Sanchez & Amador LLP from 2010 to 2011, Senior Associate at Anderson McPharlin & Conners LLP in 2010, and as Senior Associate at Robins Kaplan LLP from 2006 to 2009. He worked as an Associate at SR Holguin PC from 2005 to 2006, Employee Law Group from 2004 to 2005, and Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP from 2003 to 2004. Judge Baltodano earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Effective June 30, 2022, he fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Martin J. Tangeman. This position requires confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Attorney General Rob Bonta and senior Presiding Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal Arthur Gilbert. Judge Baltodano is a Democrat.

The compensation for each of these positions is $257,562.