There are seven justices on the state Supreme Court.
Supreme Court and Court of Appeal justices seek retention without opponents. The voters’ job is to say either “yes” or “no” to each of them.
Contra Costa voters will see the names of four State Supreme Court justices on their Nov. 8 ballots.
All of the Supreme Court justices on our ballots this year were appointed by either Governor Brown or Governor Newsom.
Chief Justice of California’s Supreme Court
Patricia Guerrero (Newsom Appointee for Chief Justice in August 2022, was Newsom Appointee for Associate Justice in March 2022)
Associate Justices of California’s Supreme Court
Goodwin Liu (Brown Appointee in 2011, Retained by Voters in 2014)
Martin J. Jenkins (Newsom Appointee in 2020)
Joshua P. Groban (Brown Appointee in 2018)
Associate Justices of Court of Appeal
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Two
Therese M. Stewart (Brown Appointee in 2014)
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three
Alison M. Tucher (Newsom Appointee for Presiding Justice in 2021, was Brown Appointee to Associate Justice, First District, Division Four in 2018)
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Three
Victor A. Rodríguez (Newsom Appointee in 2021)
Ioana Petrou (Brown Appointee in 2018)
Carin T. Fujisaki (Brown Appointee in 2018)
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Four
Tracie L. Brown (Brown Appointee in 2018)
Jeremy M. Goldman (Newsom Appointee in 2022)
Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five
Teri L. Jackson (Newsom Appointee as Associate Justice in 2019, Newsom Appointee as Presiding Justice in 2021)
Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, First District, Division Five
Gordon B. Burns (Brown Appointee in 2018)