Bench Grows More Diverse

And the data shows.... California Bench Growing More Diverse

For the 14^th straight year, California’s judicial bench has grown more diverse, according to new data released by the Judicial Council.During his first year in office, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s appointments increased the diversity of the California bench. Of his 16 appointments, 11 were women and nine were non-white.That builds on the nearly 200 appointments former Gov. Jerry Brown made in his final year in office (2018); women accounted for more than half of those appointees, and 41% identified as non-white.

The Recorder's article is California's Judicial Diversity Inched Up in Newsom's First Year: 

The small statistical changes reflect the relatively few appointments and nominations that Newsom made to the bench in 2019.

The numbers, disclosed in an annual summary required by state law, show 648 women serving on trial and appellate courts in 2019, up slightly from 633 a year earlier. Men still accounted for almost 63% of California’s judges.The percentage of judges who described themselves as a race or ethnicity other than white only inched upward from 31.6% in 2018 to 32.5%.

Appellate cases of note today: Family law appellate attorneys should check out this one. And users of the Blue Bible (aka The Rutter Guide on appeal) will recognize this name here.