ALI and the California Supreme Court

November 18, 2015

With the retirements of several Associate Justices, the California Supreme Court has undergone significant personnel changes since 2011.

Part of these changes includes the appointments of ALI members Goodwin Liu and Mariano-Florentino Cuèllar, who joined the Court in 2011 and 2015 respectively. Both Associate Justices Liu and Cuèllar joined ALI in 2008 and serve as ALI Council members. They joined ALI members Kathryn Mickle Werdegar and Tani Cantil-Sakauye on the Court.

To learn more about the Associate Justices as well as pending matters before the Court, visit the California Lawyer.

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