Governor Gavin Newsom announced his nomination of four Court of Appeal Justices: Justice Tari Cody, to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Six, Judge Nicholas Daum to the Second District Court of Appeal, Division Four, Judge Sonny S. Sandhu to the Fifth District Court of Appeal, and Judge Charles Adams to the Sixth District Court of Appeal.
Second
District Court of Appeal, Division Six
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Tari Cody, of Ventura County, has been nominated to serve
as Presiding Justice in the Second District Court of Appeal, Division
Six, where she has served as an Associate Justice since 2023. Cody has
served as a Judge in the Ventura County Superior Court from 2000 to 2023.
She was an Associate at Lemieux & O’Neill from 1994 to 2000. She was
a Partner at Nordman, Cormany, Hair & Compton from 1990 to1994 where
she also worked as an Associate from 1985 to 1990. Cody received a Juris
Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. She fills the vacancy created by
the retirement of Justice Arthur Gilbert. This position requires
confirmation by the Commission on Judicial Appointaments, which consists
of Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero, Attorney General Rob Bonta, and Senior
Presiding Justice Francis Rothschild. Cody is a Democrat.
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Second
District Court of Appeal, Division Four
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Nicholas Daum, of Los Angeles County, has been nominated
to serve as an Associate Justice in the Second District Court of Appeal,
Division Four. Daum has served as a Judge in the Los Angeles County
Superior Court since 2022. He was an Associate and Partner at Kendall
Brill & Kelly from 2009 to 2022. He was an Associate at Susman
Godfrey from 2004 to 2009. Daum received a Juris Doctor degree from Yale
Law School. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice
Audrey B. Collins. 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
Francis Rothschild. Daum is a Democrat.
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Fifth
District Court of Appeal
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Sonny S. Sandhu, of Stanislaus County, has been nominated
to serve as an Associate Justice in the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Sandhu has served as a Judge in the Stanislaus County Superior Court
since 2018, where he has also served as Presiding Judge for the last
year. He served multiple roles at the Stanislaus County Public Defender’s
Office including as the Public Defender from 2017 to 2018, the Chief
Deputy Public Defender from 2015 to 2017, and as a Deputy Public Defender
from 2003 to 2015. Sandhu received a Juris Doctor degree from The Ohio
State University College of Law. He will fill the vacancy to be
created by the retirement of Justice Rosendo Peňa, Jr., effective June
29, 2026. 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 Brad Hill. Sandhu is a
Democrat.
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Sixth District Court
of Appeal
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Charles Adams, of Santa Clara County, has been nominated
to serve as an Associate Justice in the Sixth District Court of Appeal.
Adams has served as a Judge in the Santa Clara County Superior Court
since 2018. He served as an Administrative Law Clerk at the U.S. District
Court, Northern District of California from 2011 to 2018. Adams served as
a Staff Attorney and Legal Research Attorney at the Santa Clara County
Superior Court from 2006 to 2011. He was an Associate at Voss &
Associates from 2005 to 2006 and from 2003 to 2004. Adams was an
Associate at McDermott & McNamara from 2004 to 2005. Adams received a
Juris Doctor degree from Pepperdine University School of Law. He fills
the vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Patricia
Bamattre-Manoukian. 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 Mary
Greenwood. Adams is a Democrat.
The compensation for each of these positions is $280,052
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