Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of three Court of Appeal Justices: Matthew Scherb as Associate Justice of the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight, Judge Corey Lee as Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, and Judge Arlan Harrell as Associate Justice of the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Second District Court of Appeal, Division Eight
Matthew Scherb, of Los Angeles County, has been appointed to serve as an
Associate Justice in the Second District Court of Appeal, Division 8. Scherb
has been a Chambers Attorney at the Supreme Court of California since 2021. He
served as a Deputy City Attorney in the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office from
2017 to 2021. Scherb was an Appellate Court Attorney from 2011 to 2017. He was
an Associate at Winston & Strawn LLP from 2005 to 2011. Scherb served as a
Law Clerk at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia from 2004 to
2005. Scherb received a Juris Doctor degree from Northwestern University. He
fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Associate Justice Elizabeth A.
Grimes. 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. Scherb is
registered as no party preference.
Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two
Corey Lee, of San Bernardino County, has been appointed to serve as an Associate Justice in the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two. Lee has served in the San Bernardino County Superior Court as a Judge since 2015. She served as a Deputy Chief Assistant United States Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office from 2008 to 2015. Lee was a Deputy District Attorney in the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office from 2007 to 2008. She served as a Deputy District Attorney in the Riverside County District Attorney's Office from 2004 to 2007. Lee served as a Law Clerk in the U.S. Department of Justice, Executive Office of Immigration Review from 2003 to 2004. Lee received a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. She fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Associate Justice Marsha G. Slough. 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. Lee is a Democrat.
Fifth District Court of Appeal
The compensation for each of these positions is $280,052.
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