3 more election profiles: Scherb, Snauffer, Gooding

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New appellate justice's DoorDash ruling divides 2nd District panel -- Justice Matthew A. Scherb, appointed to the 2nd District less than a year ago, wrote a divided DoorDash arbitration ruling and opinions on partnership liability and sentencing before facing voters Nov. 3.

Before joining the court, Scherb practiced copyright and trademark litigation at Winston & Strawn LLP in San Francisco. He was an appellate attorney to 1st District Justice Kathleen M. Banke from 2011 to 2017, then in the Los Angeles City Attorney's civil appeals section until 2021, volunteering at Public Counsel's Appellate Clinic for Self-Represented Litigants. He was a chambers attorney to state Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Jenkins from 2021 until his appointment. Banke told the appointments commission they sometimes started down one road until Scherb suggested a rethink. "Usually I agreed, and we'd switch gears," she said. A Yale computer science graduate, Scherb earned his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. At his confirmation hearing, Scherb said: "It's not our role at the court to act on our policy preferences. Our role is to act on the law as written by the Legislature and as interpreted by the California Supreme Court, the United States Supreme Court."Supreme Court weighs Snauffer's ruling on Kern River water rights -- Justice Mark W. Snauffer's Kern River ruling is before the California Supreme Court. The 5th District justice also upheld a voter-approved Fresno tax and seeks retention Nov. 3.

Supreme Court weighs Snauffer's ruling on Kern River water rights -- Justice Mark W. Snauffer's Kern River ruling is before the California Supreme Court. The 5th District justice also upheld a voter-approved Fresno tax and seeks retention Nov. 3.

Gooding: Seriousness of old crime can't block rehabilitation certificate -- Justice Martha K. Gooding, a former senior litigator, has ruled on rehabilitation, speedy trials and trade secrets. The state Supreme Court reversed one decision. She faces voters Nov. 3.

Original Jurisdiction has ‘Lawyer’ Vs. ‘Attorney’: Is This A Thing? in which David Lat combed through decades-old dictionaries and case law—and interviewed Bryan Garner, the longtime editor of Black's Law Dictionary—to find out.