Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of three Court of Appeal Justices: Gonzalo Martinez as an Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven; Justice Laurie Earl as Presiding Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal; and Judge David Rubin as an Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One.
Second District Court of Appeal
Gonzalo Martinez, of Alameda County, has been nominated to serve as an
Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Seven.
Martinez has served as Deputy Judicial Appointments Secretary in the Office of
Governor Gavin Newsom since 2019. He served as a Deputy Solicitor General in
the California Attorney General’s Office from 2017 to 2019 and was a Partner in
the Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Group at Squire Patton Boggs from 2007
to 2017 and in 2019. Martinez served as a Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court,
Northern District of California in 2010 and at the U.S. District Court, Eastern
District of California in 2007. Martinez was an Associate at Coblentz Patch
Duffy and Bass from 2005 to 2007 and at Morrison & Foerster LLP from 2003
to 2005. Martinez earned a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School and a
Master of Arts degree in English from Stanford University. He fills the vacancy
created by the retirement of Justice Laurie D. Zelon. This position requires
confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior
Presiding Justice Arthur Gilbert. He is a Democrat.
Third District Court
of Appeal
Justice Laurie Earl, of Sacramento County, has been nominated to serve as
Presiding Justice of the Third District Court of Appeal, where she has served
as an Associate Justice since 2022. She served as a Judge in the Sacramento
County Superior Court from 2005 to 2021. Justice Earl was Senior Assistant
Inspector General at the California Office of Inspector General from 2004 to
2005 and a Deputy District Attorney at the Sacramento County District
Attorney’s Office from 1995 to 2004. She served as an Assistant Public Defender
at the Sacramento County Public Defender’s Office from 1989 to 1995. Justice
Earl earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Lincoln Law School of Sacramento.
She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Presiding Justice Vance W.
Raye. This position requires the completion of a review by the State Bar’s
Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation and confirmation by the Commission
on Judicial Appointments, which consists of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero,
Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior Presiding Justice Ronald Robie. Justice
Earl is a Democrat.
Fourth District Court
of Appeal
Judge David Rubin, of San Diego County, has been nominated to serve as an
Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One. He has
served as a Judge at the San Diego County Superior Court since 2007. Judge
Rubin served as a Deputy District Attorney at the San Diego County District
Attorney’s Office from 1987 to 2007. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the
University of San Francisco School of Law. Judge Rubin fills the vacancy
created by the retirement of Justice Cynthia G. Aaron. This position requires
confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointments, which consists of
Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta and Senior
Presiding Justice Manuel Ramirez. He is a Democrat.
The compensation for each of these positions is $264,542.
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