Superior Court appointments

The Recorder has Brown Taps Big Law Pipeline for Latest Trial Court Picks: Gov. Brown's appointments include partners from Jones Day; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe; Irell & Manella; Gordon Rees; and Perkins Coie.
The DJ reports that Brown continues to pick more judges as his term winds down: Gov. Jerry Brown appointed two appeal court justices, promoted another and named 25 superior court judges across the state on Tuesday.

At least two of the new judges have SoCal appellate backgrounds:

• New LASC Judge Joseph Lipner headed the Appellate Practice Group at Irell.
• New OCSC Judge Kimberly Knill has served as a senior appellate attorney in 4/3 since 2016. She also served as the Chair of the State Bar's Judicial Nominees Evaluation Commission.