Judges appointed by Jerry Brown

Governor Jerry Brown

Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. is the Governor of California. He was elected to office in 2010 and is a Democrat. Governor Brown also served as governor of the state from 1975-1983. For an extensive profile, visit: Jerry Brown on Ballotpedia.

Appointment process

In California, vacancies are filled via gubernatorial appointment. Nominees to the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal must be confirmed by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. Appointed appellate judges stand for retention in the gubernatorial election following appointment; judges of the Superior Courts run for the seat in the next general election.

Appointed judges

The tables below list the governor's appointees to the courts across the state. These lists are updated automatically with new appointments.

Supreme Court

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
LiuGoodwin Liu	California Supreme Court	2011-2014	Associate Dean and Professor of Law, UC Berkeley

Courts of Appeal

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
Pena, Jr.Rosendo Pena, Jr.	California Fifth District Court of Appeal	2012-2024	Judge, Superior Court of Fresno County
GroverAdrienne M. Grover	California Sixth District Court of Appeal	2012-2014	Superior Court of Monterey County
ThompsonDavid A. Thompson	Superior Court of Orange County, California
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HumesJames M. Humes	California First District Court of Appeal	2012-Current	Gov. Jerry Brown's Executive Secretary for legal affairs, administration and policy

Superior Courts

Name	Court	Active	Previous position
MarquezRaquel A. Marquez	Superior Court of Riverside County, California	2011-2014	Senior Deputy District Attorney, Riverside County
Sterling IIIOtis Sterling III	Superior Court of Riverside County, California	2011-2014	Supervising District Attorney, Riverside County
VineyardJohn W. Vineyard	Superior Court of Riverside County, California	2011-2014	Commissioner, Riverside Superior Court
PlourdChristopher J. Plourd	Superior Court of Imperial County, California	2011-2014	Sole practitioner
PlourdShelyna Plourd	Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California	2011-2014	Attorney, Santa Clara Public Defender's Office
Segerstrom, Jr.Donald I. Segerstrom, Jr.	Superior Court of Tuolumne County, California	2011-2019	District Attorney, Tuolumne County
GuascoMatthew P. Guasco	Superior Court of Ventura County, California	2011-2014	Mediator and arbitrator
BensingerKerry R. Bensinger	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2011-2014	Partner, private practice
CourtMichelle Williams Court	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2011-2014	Vice president and general counsel, private practice
FujieHolly J. Fujie	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2011-2014	Equity shareholder
GarciaMichael Garcia	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2011-2014	Court commissioner, Los Angeles County Superior Court
LongoriaRoberto Longoria	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2011-2014	Sole practitioner
RaphaelMichael J. Raphael	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2011-2014	Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California
Smiley IIICharles A. Smiley III	Superior Court of Alameda County, California	2012
MontenegroRuth Bermudez Montenegro	Superior Court of Imperial County, California	2012
NadelJeanine B. Nadel	Superior Court of Mendocino County, California	2012-2015	County Counsel, Mendocino County
RiemenschneiderDavid A. Riemenschneider	Superior Court of Mendocino County, California	2012-2015	Sole practitioner
JohnsonJudy Johnson	Superior Court of Contra Costa County, California	2013-2015	Executive Director, State Bar of California
DannerAllison M. Danner	Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California	2012-2015	Assistant U.S. Attorney
GreenwoodMary J. Greenwood	Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California	2012-2015	Chief Public Defender
BaileyJulian W. Bailey	Superior Court of Orange County, California	2012-2015	Superior Court Referee
ClappLewis W. Clapp	Superior Court of Orange County, California	2012-2015	Director, Orange County Associate Defender's Office
ColeDebra A. Cole	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Los Angeles County Alternative Public Defender's Office
KeenyVirginia Keeny	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Partner, Hadsell Stormer Keeny Richardson and Renick LLP
DhanidinaHalim Dhanidina	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
HernandezPeter A. Hernandez	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Assistant U.S. Attorney, Central District of California
IawasakiBruce G. Iawasaki	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Partner, Lim Ruger and Kim LLP
JackeH. Clay Jacke	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Sole practitioner
WalgrenDavid B. Walgren	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County
WinikowJeffrey K. Winikow	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2012-2015	Sole practitioner
MocklerTerri A. Mockler	Superior Court of Contra Costa County, California	2012-present	Assistant Public Defender, Contra Costa County Public Defender's Office
WilliamsMichael S. Williams	Superior Court of Napa County, California	12/2012-2014	Court commissioner, Superior Court of Napa County
HuberAlyson Huber	Superior Court of Sacramento County, California	2012-2014	Of Counsel, Greenberg Traurig LLP
BeharLori R. Behar	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California		Court Commissioner-LA County Superior Court
WoodsBraden C. Woods	Superior Court of San Francisco, California
ConroyBrendan P. Conroy	Superior Court of San Francisco, California
DeemsMichael R. Deems	Superior Court of Butte County, California	2012-Present	Managing partner, Law Offices of Deems and Keller LLP
OrtizElia Ortiz	Superior Court of Napa County, California	12/2012-Present	Attorney, Napa County Public Defender’s Office
RomeroGilbert A. Romero	Superior Court of Ventura County, California	2012-Present	Deputy District Attorney, Ventura County
AlexanderErin K. Alexander	Superior Court of San Bernardino County, California
RoganLisa M. Rogan	Superior Court of San Bernardino County, California
ReyesAntonio A. Reyes	Superior Court of Tulare County, California	5/21/2013-Present
BlackshawJulie Fox Blackshaw	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2013-Present	Deputy counsel, Mayor of the City of Los Angeles
Ford, IIIH. Jay Ford, III	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2013-Present	Commissioner, Superior Court of Los Angeles County
RomanGregorio Roman	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2013-Present	Deputy alternate public defender
SternDouglas W. Stern	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	2013-Present	Attorney, Private practice
ForlandDenny R. Forland	Superior Court of Butte County, California	2013-Present	Attorney, Law Office of Denny R. Forland
EastRochelle C. East	Superior Court of San Francisco, California	2013-Present
BrownTracie L. Brown	Superior Court of San Francisco, California	2013-Present	Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office
DorfmanHarry M. Dorfman	Superior Court of San Francisco, California	2013-Present	Managing attorney, San Francisco District Attorney’s Office Homicide Unit
BrennerDaniel Brenner	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014	Partner, Hogan Lovells LLP
BroadbeltRobert B. Broadbelt	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
CathcartPatrick A. Cathcart	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
DraperRobert S. Draper	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
GrossMarc D. Gross	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
PorrasJoseph R. Porras	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
RichardsonTony L. Richardson	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
SmithLynne Hobbs Smith	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
ShultzMichael J. Shultz	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014
CortezAnnabelle G. Cortez	Superior Court of Los Angeles County, California	12/27/2012-2014

See also

• Judicial selection in California

External links

• Office of the California Governor, Recent Press Releases
• Courthouse News Service, "No Relief for California Courts in May Revise," May 14, 2013