Carlos Moreno
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Carlos R. Moreno was sworn in as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California on October 18, 2001, following his nomination by Governor Gray Davis. His current term expires in 2013. Moreno is the sole Democrat on the court.
Moreno has declined consideration for a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, saying that he would not leave the California Supreme Court for anything other than the Supreme Court of the United States. [1]
Legal career
Justice Moreno began his career as a deputy city attorney with the Los Angeles City Attorney's office, prosecuting criminal and civil consumer protection cases. He also handled politically sensitive and legislative matters as special counsel to the city attorney.
In 1079 he joined the firm of Mori & Ota (now known as Kelley, Drye & Warren), representing institutional clients in the firm's general commercial litigation practice. [2]
Judicial career
In 1986, Governor Deukmejian appointed Moreno to the Compton Municipal Court, where he handled general criminal matters and supervised the court's civil department. In October 1993, Governor Wilson elevated Moreno to the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, where he presided over felony trials until his elevation to the federal bench. [2]
Justice Moreno was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton and in February 1998, he was unanimously confirmed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California by the United States Senate. Moreno served the Central District of California for over three years, until his resignation from the court on October 18, 2001. [3] He was sworn in that same day to the California Supreme Court.
Associations and awards
- Recipient of Yale Medal [4]
- Chair of the California Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care
- Director of the Arroyo Vista Family Health Center
- Member of the California Judges Association
- Member of the Presiding Judges Association
- Member of the Municipal Court Judges Association of Los Angeles County
- Past president of the Mexican American Bar Association
- Past member of the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School
- Past member of the Board of Governors of the Association of Yale Alumni
- Past president of the Yale Club of Southern California
- Criminal Justice Superior Court Judge of the Year Award from the Los Angeles County Bar Association (1997)
- Roger J. Traynor Appellate Justice of the Year Award from the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (2003) [2]
External links
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