Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his nomination of two Court of Appeal Justices: Judge Charles A. Smiley as Associate Justice of the First District Court of Appeal, Division One and Judge Nathan R. Scott as Associate Justice of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Three.
First
District Court of Appeal
Judge Charles A.
Smiley, of Alameda County, has been nominated to serve as an Associate Justice
of the First District Court of Appeal, Division One. He has served as a Judge
at the Alameda County Superior Court since 2012 and as a Lecturer at the
University of California, Berkeley School of Law since 2014. Judge Smiley
served as a Commissioner at the Alameda County Superior Court from 2007 to
2012. He served as a Deputy Public Defender at the Alameda County Public
Defender’s Office from 1997 to 2007 and was an Associate Adjunct Professor at
the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco from 2004 to
2007. Judge Smiley earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of
California College of the Law, San Francisco. He fills the vacancy created by
the retirement of Justice Sandra L. Margulies. 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 Jim Humes. Judge Smiley is registered without party
preference.
Fourth District Court
of Appeal
The compensation for each of these positions is $279,151
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